Helen Farabee Centers provide support, resources and opportunities to enable people with behavioral health issues and intellectual and developmental disabilities to live satisfying, responsible, and productive lives to the fullest of their abilities.
Helen Farabee Centers offers the following services specially designed to meet the needs of persons with major mental illness:
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Supportive Counseling
- Psychoactive Medication & Monitoring
- Supported Employment
- Rehabilitative Skills Training
- Supported Housing
- Community-based Crisis Intervention
All services are based on the individual's needs and choices and are structured to help the person manage their illness, encouraging independent and productive lives.
Services are available to anyone living within the service area who meets eligibility guidelines for receiving mental health services through the Department of State Health Services system. Services are available without discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability.
The Center accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and most forms of private health insurance. For persons who are not eligible for health coverage, fees will be assessed on the basis of proof of the individual's (or, in some cases, the family's) complete income, with no one being denied services due to an inability to pay.
To find out more about how to access services for someone with mental illness, please call.
Helen Farabee Centers Veteran Peer Provider Support
Coordinating and Delivering Service and Community Support to Veterans
- Educating veterans of community and veteran services available in the area
- Liaison for Helen Farabee Centers and Veterans Services Expansion Workgroup
- Work in tandem with key community veteran service leaders
- Meet with veteran organizations to build awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Link to “Military Veteran Peer Network” for those suffering from PTSD
- Texas Veterans Portal
For anyone who has served in our Country's Armed Forces-sometimes it is hard to find someone that can relate to what you are going through and how you feel. We want you to know that you are not alone and we offer the following services:
Substance Abuse Services
For those facing addiction to alcohol or other drugs, we offer outpatient groups for substance abuse issues. Helen Farabee Centers can also be the link to inpatient treatment for detoxification/dependence or local suppport groups.
Medical and Case Management Services
For those who have a qualifying diagnosis, including Major Depression, Bipolar, and/or Schizophrenia, Helen Farabee Centers offers both medication management and case management services.
Elliot Bonner, Veteran Peer Coordinator, at (940) 397-3315 or bonnere@helenfarabee.org.
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These Services are made possible by a grant through the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Group Meetings
The Veterans Peer Group meeting is every Monday from 12pm-1pm. Meetings will be held at the Travel Center, located at 306 Scott Ave in Wichita Falls, TX 76301. Basic Training will also be held at the Travel Center on the first Friday of every month from 9am-12pm. Come out and learn about our Veterans!
