The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School has exacerbated the lack of mental health care in the tight-knit community, said Uvalde therapist Jaclyn Gonzalez, who has been reaching out to families to get them services.
Roughly two months before the Uvalde massacre, Abbott slashed $211 million from the state department that oversees mental health programs. Haunted by ringing phonesĮulalio “Lalo” Diaz said he still hears the rings of phones from the backpacks of the slain children in Room 112 and from the desk phone of Irma Garcia, their teacher who had tried to protect them.Ĭommunity Health Development Inc., the community clinic, said it has already “cared for patients and eyewitnesses of the event” and promised to offer services to the community “at no cost.” It is also in “the process of securing federal and private resources to build our capacity for long-term care.” I don’t trust the resources, and that's coming from an educated person," said Quintanilla-Taylor, who's pursuing a doctorate in philosophy and specializing in organizational leadership at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Quintanilla-Taylor didn't believe many would use the mental health services and had doubts about their long term availability. People comfort one another after a vigil at the Uvalde County Fairplex in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25. Many are not accustomed to seeking out therapy, or are distrustful of who is providing it. There is worry that what's being offered is not coming together as fast or efficiently as it could be, and that it's being assembled without keeping in mind the community it serves: Many residents are lower income, and some may have difficulties with transportation, or are mainly Hispanic. But there have been hiccups and hitches along the way. Mental health organizations are assembling a collection of services to assist those who seek help in Uvalde. That's a tall order for a community in an area with a shortage of mental health resources, in a state that ranks last for overall access to mental health care, according to a 2022 State of Mental Health in America report. "We just want you to ask for them," he said, before giving out the 24/7 hotline number - 88. the totality of anyone who lives in this community." He said the services would be free.
Greg Abbott promised an "abundance of mental health services" to help "anyone in the community who needs it. She decided to let Mehle cope in her own way, at her own pace.ĭays after the May 24 shooting, Texas Gov. For now, she's kept her daughter from watching the news and attending memorials or funerals. Quintanilla-Taylor has not yet sought mental health counseling for Mehle, even though she fears she could later experience post-traumatic stress syndrome or fear returning to school. “How do I even begin to tell her she’s never going to see her friend Rogelio again on the bus?” her mother, Tina Ann Quintanilla-Taylor, told NBC News.
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