Our History
In February 2005, The Friends of MHMRA of Harris County was established to
enhance and expand the services and supports provided by and through the Mental
Health and Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County (MHMRA). Created under
Texas Law in 1964 by the Harris County Commissioners Court, MHMRA recently
celebrated its 46th anniversary (November, 2011), as one of the primary public
Board of Trustees Steven B. Schnee, Ph.D. President Robert Corrigan, J.D. Director Jeanne Mayo, J.D. Director Leonel Castillo, MSW Director The Honorable John Lindsay, Director David Feldman, J.D. Director Lily Foster, MA Director George J. Parnham, J.D. Director Yvette Chargois, Director |
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The MHMRA Board of Trustees established a non-
profit corporation, with 501(c)(3) status, called
"Friends of MHMRA of Harris County," to more
adequately address the needs of these residents of
Harris County and their families. The 78th Texas
Legislature severely reduced its general revenue
(GR) for virtually all aspects of Texas governmental
operations; health and human services were
particularly hard hit. The Harris County GR funding
for MHMRA operations was reduced by just over $17
million – over 20% from FY ’03 to FY ’05. The 79th
Session saw some restoration in resources, but the
gap between needs in the community and resources
to address them remains enormous. Sadly, waiting
lists continue to not just exist, but to grow, even for
persons with a significant mental disability -- people
who really should not be "waiting."
Our Goals
The Friends of MHMRA of Harris County is a long-term effort which will work to build
a corpus, the earnings from which will be available each year to expand and
enhance the services for people with mental disabilities throughout Harris County.
The Auction and Entertainment Nights have established the seed operational
funding for the organization.
The Friends of MHMRA of Harris County is a long-term effort which will work to build
a corpus, the earnings from which will be available each year to expand and
enhance the services for people with mental disabilities throughout Harris County.
The Auction and Entertainment Nights have established the seed operational
funding for the organization.
of services and supports for tens of thousands of
people with serious mental disabilities each year.
These include persons with severe and persistent
mental illness, children with serious emotional
disturbances, and people of all ages who evidence
significant impairments in functioning due to cognitive
and developmental disabilities throughout Harris
County. The priority focus of MHMRA has been
services and supports for those people with mental
disabilities who are medically uninsured (indigent),
have limited insurance benefits, and/or are difficult to
treat due to the severity or complexity of their
condition.
people with serious mental disabilities each year.
These include persons with severe and persistent
mental illness, children with serious emotional
disturbances, and people of all ages who evidence
significant impairments in functioning due to cognitive
and developmental disabilities throughout Harris
County. The priority focus of MHMRA has been
services and supports for those people with mental
disabilities who are medically uninsured (indigent),
have limited insurance benefits, and/or are difficult to
treat due to the severity or complexity of their
condition.
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