Camino Real Community Mhmr Center

Camino Real Community Mhmr Center is a U.S. local government entity providing mental health and substance abuse services in South Texas. Through federal contracts, Camino Real has provided telehealth services, including video conferencing and telepsychiatry, to expand access to mental healthcare for veterans in rural areas. As a subcontractor under the VA's Veterans Integrated Service Network, Camino Real received a $252,930 firm-fixed price contract to host video sessions between veterans and mental health professionals.

Camino Real's federal grants support community-based programs for adults with severe mental illness, children with severe emotional disorders, and those with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. A $14.9 million project grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration funds mobile crisis services, a crisis call center, and crisis residential facilities across nine South Texas counties. Another $12 million SAMHSA grant expands Camino Real's outpatient addiction treatment capacity using medication-assisted treatment and counseling. As a subrecipient under the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Camino Real provides early childhood intervention services, substance abuse treatment, and other community mental healthcare.

Through its contracts and grants, Camino Real delivers a range of clinical services and supportive programs to expand access to care for mentally ill and chemically dependent residents across South Texas. Key service areas include crisis response, case management, counseling, psychiatric care, addiction treatment, and early intervention for at-risk children.