Austin Travis County Integral Care Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015 | Page 6

YEAR IN REVIEW

Child and Family Services: Integrated Care in Schools & CMHP
Half of all mental illnesses are diagnosable by the

the Travis County Plan for Children’s Mental Health.

age of 14, and early intervention and prevention

The summit raised awareness of the issues for

are essential to improving mental health outcomes.

children and launched an ongoing planning effort

In FY15, Integral Care focused on children’s mental

to improve the children’s mental health system

health in two key ways – planning and service

and increase access to services. Integral Care also

provision. We hosted a summit in February 2015 -

realized full implementation of integrated primary

Healthy Kids, Thriving Community – and released

and behavioral health services within the Manor,

50% of students ages 15 or older with a
mental illness drop out of high school
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