The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office & Fort Bend County Behavior Health Services invite you to join us in celebrating the 1st year anniversary of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT).
This is an opportunity to share successes & discuss next steps.
Please join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Fort Bend Infant Toddler Court.
Thank you Judge Pope for your judicial leadership and all of our partners especially CASA and their amazing volunteers, CPS, County Attorney’s Office, our amazing team of attorneys, service providers and Behavioral Health Services.
Light lunch will be provided.
RSVP to veronica.gaytan@fortbendcountytx.gov.
Agenda
8:00 AM - Registration and Networking
8:15 AM - Opening Remarks
The Honorable Brady G. Elliott, 268th District Court
Commissioner Richard Morrison, Pct 1
Major Chad Norvell, Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office8:45 AM - 1115 Waiver Projects and CIT
Dr. Connie Almeida & Sgt. Scott Soland10:15 AM - Break and Networking Opportunity
10:30 AM - Criminal Justice Mental Health Court
Roderick Glass, PD-MH, Robert Yack, DA &
LaShandra Boddy, CSCD11:00 AM - Break
11:15 AM - Intellectual Developmental Disabilities and Competence to Stand Trial
Atty. Pat McCann and Dr. Connie Almeida12:00 PM - Information Sharing, Closing Remarks and Evaluation
RSVP by April 25, 2014
candace.newton@fortbendcountytx.gov or 281-238-3079
*CLE’s Pending
Phone: 832-471-4180
Fax: 281-238-0218
Address: 5855 Sienna Springs Way, Room#152, Missouri City, TX 77459
Domestic Violence Conference
Program Guide
Presentation
Fact Sheets
Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Addressing the mental health needs of children, youth and families is fundamental to the future of Fort Bend County. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our communities and we must not overlook the psychological impact on our children’s mental health.
ADHD, behavior problems, anxiety, and depression are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children.
Anxiety in children may present as fear or worry, but can also make them irritable and angry. Anxiety symptoms can also include trouble sleeping, as well as physical symptoms like fatigue, headaches, or stomachaches.
Depression in children may present as sadness, hopelessness or anger and irritability. Depression symptoms can include not wanting to do fun things, changes in eating, sleeping patterns, or energy, trouble with concentration, feeling worthless, useless, or guilty, showing self-injury and self-destructive behavior.
It is important to recognize the symptoms of anxiety and depression in children, so they can seek treatment with a health care provider.
Traumatic events can include a death, divorce, a pandemic, natural disasters, exposure to violence, or bullying.
Understanding a child’s trauma and making an effort to help them heal from it can significantly reduce the effects of possible behavioral disorders that could result from the trauma.
Traumatic stress can also lead to increased use of health and mental health services and increased involvement with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Resilience is important to development during childhood because it allows children to deal with hardships in life without it being overwhelming for them.
Providing children healthy parent-child relationships, safe and stable homes, healthy foods, education, and support systems is key to their emotional and overall wellbeing.
Playing supports and enhances the development of resilience
To help foster resilience, parents can play, show warmth, listen, reassure, and be consistent with their children.
Trying to keep up with regular routines.
Reassuring them that they are safe and letting them know that it is okay to feel upset.
Addressing fears and concerns in a developmentally appropriate manner.
Sharing with them how you deal with stress.
Spending time with your child in meaningful activities, reading together, exercising, and playing games.
Limiting exposure to social media.
Presentations
2025 Wellness Tips Calendar
How Best to Address the Needs of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Jail Diversion
May Mental Health Awareness
Clear It or Seal: Expungement & Non-Disclosure
Ask the Doc
The Impact of Mental Health on Relationships
First Responder Trauma and Impact of Stress on the Mind & Body Presenter
Pictured left to right: (Commissioner- Vincent Morales, Commissioner- Grady Prestage, County Judge- KP George, Dr. Connie Almeida- Director of Behavioral Health Services, Commissioner – Andy Meyers, Commissioner- Ken DeMerchant)
KP George, Fort Bend County Judge and The Commissioner’s Court of Fort Bend County, Texas proclaim on this 10th day of May Mental Health Awareness Month. Fort Bend County recognizes Fort Bend County Behavioral Health Services for their dedication and services to the community.
Come join our workshop focused on providing adolescents with skills to help create awareness and regulate their emotions. Topics covered include:
Emotional Resilience: Learn to identify emotions when you start to feel distressed.
Creating Emotional Awareness: Learn to identify distressing emotional triggers, the concept of tolerance, develop skills to accept and cope with distressing situations.
Effective Communication: Learn to communicate more effectively through understanding your values around relationships, your boundaries and communication styles.
This 24 hour training is specifically designed for those working with children who come from “hard places,” such as maltreatment, abuse, neglect, multiple home placements, and violence, but can be used with all children. TBRI consists of three sets of harmonious principles: Connecting, Empowering, and Correcting Principles. They are designed for use with children and youth of all ages and risk levels.
*Lunch is provided*
The Intro and Overview of TRBI sessions is a prerequisite to attend any other training principle.
Training dates: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (10am to 4pm)
Registration — Fort Bend TBRI Collaborative