Mental Health
October 18th, 2024
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) attended and participated as a guest speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Uvalde Regional Behavioral Health Campus.
April 24th, 2024
Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the PEARL Act. The PEARL Act supports Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) efforts to address mental health challenges at the agency by providing therapy dogs to CBP personnel. Since...
December 20th, 2023
The Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act would require an independent organization outside of the government to conduct a study to assess the quality of care veterans receive for mental and...
March 3rd, 2023
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Greater Houston Partnership members to discuss the region’s energy security, the Texas Coastal Spine project, mental health, and the recent agreement between TxDOT, Harris...
December 16th, 2022
U.S.
November 30th, 2022
The mental health and crisis intervention programs funded by these grants have eased the strain on law enforcement, reduced incarceration rates, and provided better access to care for those in crisis.
June 22nd, 2022
This week on the floor, I discussed my mental health and school safety legislation and the due process protections it provides. Excerpts of my remarks are below, and video can be found here.
March 3rd, 2022
To help patients and their families, we need to recognize and stop policies that worsen despair and disconnection, and get back to working together to strengthen American communities.
September 30th, 2020
The program — called “Let’s Beat COVID-19: Health Education, and Support Services,” or HESS — launches Thursday, and includes a support hotline, virtual support groups, and other resources, according to the city’s health...
May 6th, 2020
Yesterday on the Senate floor, I discussed the need to address the pandemic’s impact on mental health. Excerpts of my floor remarks are below, and video can be found here.
June 18th, 2024
In recent years, a quiet revolution has been unfolding within the realm of treatment for combat-related injuries: psychedelic therapies.
March 25th, 2024
U.S.
August 24th, 2023
Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) announced his latest bipartisan bill establishing a hotline through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide mental health support for farmers, ranchers, farm workers, and...
January 4th, 2023
U.S.
December 12th, 2022
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) on Wednesday held a bipartisan press conference in honor of the 14 fallen U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents and officers who have committed suicide this year.
June 27th, 2022
A coalition of leading law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, and education groups have endorsed my Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and multiple Editorial Boards have voiced their support.
March 21st, 2022
I led a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize critical grants for mental health courts, crisis intervention teams, and...
November 11th, 2021
As demand for veteran mental health services spiked in recent months, Texas has begun to invest resources into a novel treatment for PTSD.
May 11th, 2020
Within the first month of its launch, the state’s new mental health support line received nearly 2,000 calls from Texans in 100 counties who were experiencing fears of getting sick, feelings of isolation from social...
February 28th, 2020
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for young Texans and is on the rise nationally. This legislation would help us understand the factors that contribute to someone making this decision and help identify how we can...