Each Person is respected and valued. Services are developed around the individual needs, values, and opinions of each person served. Families are valued and respected for their critical importance in a person's support system and are give the opportunity to have an active role in treatment planning and the delivery and evaluation of services. Success is demonstrated in terms of outcome for each person served. Services enhance dignity through participation and choice.
Services encourage and support growth, independence, and integration into the community.
Quality services are provided in a safe, ethical and cost effective manner, and provide the best value to the person served. Programmatic and administrative best practices are recognized and valued. A seamless system of services is realized through the coordination and collaboration of providers in the community. We are one of 40 community-based mental health and mental retardation centers in Texas providing services at over 100 sites. Our staff of 1,200 includes psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, therapists, teachers, case coordinators, dieticians, volunteers, and many others.