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The Judicial Commission on Mental Health was created by a joint order of the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The mission of the Judicial Commission on Mental Health is to engage and empower court systems through collaboration, education, and leadership, thereby improving the lives of individuals with mental health needs and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

JCMH Tools & Resources

Portion of the front cover of the report

Texas Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Law Bench Book

The statutes discussed in this Bench Book provide a baseline for procedures aimed at identifying and addressing the needs of persons with mental health challenges or IDD.

Leading Change: Improving Courts' Response to Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Needs

Assessing Mental Heath & IDD Landscape by Intercept

Texas Counties' Innovations in Mental Health Treatment video

Spotlight: Texas Counties' Innovations in Mental Health Treatment

The Office of Court Administration produced a video to highlight four Texas counties' efforts to improve their mental health systems.

Texas Counties' Innovations in Mental Health Treatment

Mental Health Resources

"The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute provides high quality, nonpartisan and objective policy research and development to improve mental health services in Texas."

"Working collaboratively, we can change the patterns of mental illness across Texas, especially for marginalized populations."

"the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness."