University of North Texas 
“The work we’re doing will impact the experiences of clients in underserved communities and transform the way mental health services are provided in DFW.”
MISSION
Everyone has the right to equal mental health care regardless of their status. We
are the difference.
It is our mission to address health disparities by enhancing the delivery of culturally
competent, mental health services to Medically Underserved Communities in Behavioral
Health and Integrated Care settings through the development and implementation of
culturally competent, interprofessional education and clinical experiences. It is
our Vision to redefine the narrative and recognize cultural differences so that all
people can get the help they need.
Overview
OVERVIEW
In September of 2017, Drs. Angie Wilson, Chandra Carey, and Peggy Ceballos were awarded
a $1.2 million dollar grant funded by the Department of Health and Human Services
for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program. The team
welcomed Kimmalla Mitchell as the Project Coordinator in December 2017.
The collaboration bridged the different counseling programs at the University to involve
the Department of Counseling and Higher Education and the Department of Rehabilitation
and Health Services (UNT-CHE-RHS) to present a joint effort in training student counselors.
This partnership allows any student counselor in both programs to apply for the project.
The project entitled “Expanding Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services into
Integrated Care and Behavioral Health Settings” (ICBH Project) is a four-year project
designed to address health disparities by enhancing the delivery of culturally competent
mental health (MH) services to Medically Underserved Communities (MUCs) in Behavioral
Health (BH) and Integrated Care (IC) settings.
The project leaders place special emphasis on establishing or expanding internships
or field placement programs in behavioral health that include interdisciplinary training
for students/interns, Faculty, field supervisors, and personnel at partnership sites
to provide quality behavioral health services to communities in need. Over the course
of the grant, 80 counseling student interns will have the opportunity to participate
in the project, and will receive multicultural and integrated care training.
The project entitled “Expanding Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services into
Integrated Care and Behavioral Health Settings” (ICBH Project) is a four-year project
designed to address health disparities by enhancing the delivery of culturally competent
mental health (MH) services to Medically Underserved Communities (MUCs) in Behavioral
Health (BH) and Integrated Care (IC) settings.
The project leaders place special emphasis on establishing or expanding internships
or field placement programs in behavioral health that include interdisciplinary training
for students/interns, Faculty, field supervisors, and personnel at partnership sites
to provide quality behavioral health services to communities in need. Over the course
of the grant, 80 counseling student interns will have the opportunity to participate
in the project, and will receive multicultural and integrated care training.