Williamson County Mental Health Task Force

www.wilcomentalhealth.org is sponsored by the Williamson County Mental Health Committee, which was formed in September 2003 by the Williamson County Commissioners Court to research the capacity, functioning, and gaps in services available in our county’s mental health system.  The Committee’s purpose is to increase the communication and effectiveness of interaction between departments and emergency care providers; identify gaps in services in the mental health system; seek possible solutions for existing gaps in services, advocate and lobby for appropriate state allocations and statute changes to improve the mental health system; and, to improve the mental health delivery system within Williamson County and the State of Texas.

The values of the Mental Health Task Force are:

• Include emergency services and the justice system
• Increase the communication and effectiveness of interaction between departments and emergency providers 
• Identify gaps in services in the mental health system
• Seek possible solutions for existing gaps in services
• Advocate and lobby for appropriate State allocations and statute changes to improve the mental health system
• To improve the mental health system within Williamson County and the State of Texas

  Williamson County Mental Health Task Force