Health & wellness
BY CONNOR PITTMAN
Health & Wellness Guide
2025
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County program links residents to mental health providers
or let care navigators know what they are seeking. Navigators ask about potential barriers to care, such as a lack of insurance or nancial constraints. Rodriguez said that the program is con dential, unless reporting is required by law, such as in the case of child or elder abuse. The program is available in both English and Spanish. Zooming in Once a referral is made, care navigators will reconnect with referred individuals about two weeks after the initial call to ensure that they were able to connect with a mental health care provider. Herrera said another follow-up with individuals takes place about three months after the call to check in on the well-being of referrals. “We are having really good feedback from the people reaching out, because they’re saying that their well-being has improved,” Herrera said.
Denton County Public Health’s free Links program, which aims to reduce barriers for Denton County residents to access mental health providers, engaged with over 400 individuals in 2024. The Denton County program launched in August 2023 in response to a United Way of Denton County survey, which found that 20% county residents experienced a mental health crisis, Healthcare Program Access Coordinator Isabel Rodriguez said. How it works Individuals can reach out to a mental health navigator during normal business hours Monday through Friday, or online any time, Rodriguez said. Navigators then connect with individuals to gure out what services are needed and what resources they can be referred to, but Denton County Public Health’s Links program is not a crisis helpline. Mental Health Navigator Rachel Herrera said individuals can provide information they choose to
Denton County Public Health Links program usage
New callers
Total engagements
500 400 300 200 100 0
467
243
58
104
2024
2023*
*NOTE: 2023 IS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE DENTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH LINKS PROGRAM. SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY IMPACT
What else? Prior to referring individuals, county o cials vet the mental health care providers. “We’re going to make sure that what we’re giving them is current, and we’re not going to give them a resource that has a two-year waitlist,” Herrera said.
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