BEHAVIORAL HEALTH and EDUCATION

Mental Health Matters

HCFS has partnered with Hill Country MHDD to train Mental Health

First AidInstructors here in Kendall County to help instruct Mental Health

First Aid in Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid.

Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help

someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing

a mental health crisis.

KCBHAC is a community partnership dedicated to creating pathways

to education, access, and collaboration among mental health partners in Kendall County. The Coalition is comprised of leaders from behavioral

health, education, non-profit, civic, law enforcement, case management,

and social service sectors. Hill Country Family Services is the Fiscal

Sponsor of KCBHAC

Last year HCFS took a bold step to bring a nationally known speaker,

author, comedian Marine, Fire Fighter, and Police Officer, Travis Howze

to Boerne. Travis shared his experience on how Post Traumatic Stress

has impacted his and his family’s life. This has started the movement for

our first responders and their family’s to be moreintentional about

how we are processing and responding to the trauma that

our first responders face.

HCFS is offering 8-12 counseling sessions with an LMSW under

Clinical Supervision for free. This opportunity for crisis counseling is

available for all ages and focuses on a client centered approach

utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and a Trauma

Informed Care approach.