Gulf Bend MHMR Center

Welcome to Gulf Bend MHMR Center

Our mission
To improve the quality of life of persons and their families who are challenged
with problems related to mental illness and mental retardation.
Gulf Bend Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center was created under the Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1965, which established a statewide system of locally, governed public community mental health and mental retardation centers.
In 1970, after considerable research and planning by community and state leaders, the Center opened its doors to the people of Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria Counties. In 1974, Lavaca County joined the local service area.
Our communities look to us as a provider of servicesfor a very special segment of the population of those persons experiencing mental illness, specifically the serious and persistent mentally ill including persons with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. The Center also addresses the needs of persons with mental retardation.

Your generosity enables us to provide the highest quality of services to children, adolescents and adults. The need in our community is great and the percentage of individuals diagnosed continues to increase. More common than cancer, and lung and heart disease combined, mental illnesses rank first in terms of causing disability. With your help, we can continue to positively address the most prevalent health problem in America today by offering effective and innovative services.
The Nature of Stress
The American Psychological Association's 2007 "Stress in America" poll found that one-third of people in the United States report experiencing extreme levels of negative stress. In addition, nearly one out of five people report that they are experiencing high levels of negative stress 15 or more days per month. More...

Featured Topics

	Abuse. Abuse occurs when people mistreat or misuse other people, showing no concern for their integrity or innate worth as individuals, and in a manner that degrades their well being. More...
	Addictions: Alcohol and Substance Abuse. People who become addicted to alcohol/drugs are gradually introduced and desensitized to them over a period of time. More...
	ADHD. We provide a detailed description of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), its causes, symptoms and treatments. ADHD is a neurological disorder that develops during childhood and can persist into adulthood. More...
	Adjustment Disorders. People diagnosed with adjustment disorders have mood or behavior symptoms which are not intense enough to warrant their being diagnosed with a full-fledged clinical diagnosis. More...
	Alzheimers Disease and other Cognitive Disorders. We provide information on Alzheimer's Dementia, other forms of dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and other cognitive disorders such as Delirium, all of which cause problems with thinking, memory, attention, judgment and emotion regulation. More...
	Anxiety Disorders. We provide information on the Anxiety Disorders, including phobia (social anxiety, agoraphobia, etc.), panic disorder, generalized anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. More...
	Autism. We provide a comprehensive overview of causes and treatments for Autism, a brain disease characterized by the presence of severe communication, language and social deficits in affected persons. More...
	Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder causes people to swing between extreme, severe and typically sustained mood states which affect their energy levels, attitudes, behavior and ability to function. More...
	Child & Adolescent Development Overview. An overview of child development theories from a developmental psychological point of view. Reviewed theorists include freud, kohlberg, erikson, piaget, bronfenbrenner More...
	Depression: Major Depression & Unipolar Varieties. We provide a comprehensive overview of the unipolar mood disorders with an emphasis on the causes of and treatments for Major Depression. More...
	Financial Issues. A primer on personal finance addressing important aspects of money management. More...
	Mental Disorders. In this family of topic centers, you will find information concerning various mental disorders. More...
	Mental Retardation. We provide a comprehensive survey and description of Mental Retardation covering causes, assessment and diagnosis and the wide variety of medical, educational occupational and psychosocial treatments available. More...
	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder where a person has recurrent and unwanted ideas or impulses and an urge or compulsion to do something to relieve the discomfort caused by the obsession. More...
	Oppositional Defiant Disorder. ODD is a developmental disorder diagnosed in children who display extreme disobedient behavior. More...
	Personality Disorders. We provide a comprehensive overview of the personality disorders, which are pervasive and chronic psychological and relational problems associated with rigid, inflexible interpersonal behavior and social coping deficits. More...
	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. We provide an overview of the causes, symptoms and treatments for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder. PTSD is an anxiety disorder which may involve dissociation that occurs in the wake of exposure to traumatic events. More...
	Schizophrenia. We provide a comprehensive overview of the nature and treatment of Schizophrenia, a brain disease associated with psychosis (hallucinations and delusions), and disorganized behavior. More...
	Sleep Disorders. Troubled sleep may be a sign of emotional or physical disorders and something you should talk about with a doctor or sleep specialist. More...
	Stress Reduction and Management. We provide a comprehensive overview of how to reduce stress. We cover the nature of stress, and the many different methods people can use to reduce and manage their stress. More...
	Suicide. We provide a comprehensive overview of Suicide, addressing the nature of suicide, what to do if you are suicidal, and how to help friends or family members who are suicidal. More...
	Wellness. Wellness is a broad topic that includes disease prevention, stress reduction, and even personal, social and spiritual growth. Until quite recently, very little attention was ever paid to helping people who are not ill, disordered or diseased in some way learn how to further enhance the quality of their lives, or prevent the onset of future illness. More...

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Featured Articles

LOCAL PLANNING & NETWORK DEVELOPMENT SURVEY
"Gulf Bend Center has begun its two year Strategic Planning Session. Our Strategic Plan will help ensure our communities' mental health or developmental disability needs are met. WE NEED YOUR INPUT! Please click on the link above to take the LPND Survey. " More...

Local Planning & Network Development
"New Texas legislation requires all Texas mental health authorities to develop a local network of mental health service providers!" More...

Yoga For Mental Health
"I often try to provide a further pearl or two of wisdom that the writer might consider. Specifically, I tend to recommend activities known to be generally helpful in promoting mental health and peace of mind including socialization, exercise and relaxation. It has occurred to me that it is fully possible to get the benefits of all three of these recommendations by performing only a single activity which is called Yoga. " More...

Can a Mind be Sick? A Discussion of Schizophrenia
"In a recent essay, Imprisoning the Mentally Ill, Allan Schwartz, LCSW, PhD wrote about the fact that some patients suffering with Schizophrenia refuse their medications and, without adequate community mental health facilities nationwide, they end up in prison after they relapse. One reader wrote in that he was one of those people who refuse medication and ended his comment with a significant question: "Can a mind be sick?"" More...

Going to Extremes - Bipolar Disorder
"There is a tendency to romanticize bipolar disorder. Many artists, musicians, and writers have suffered from its mood swings. But in truth, many lives are ruined by this disease; and without effective treatment, the illness is associated with an increased risk of suicide." More...

Symptoms of Depressive Disorders
"Worried you may be suffering from some type of depressive disorder? Check here for the symptoms you should look for before consulting a mental health professional." More...

Introduction to Alcohol and Substance Abuse
"Addiction usually does not happen overnight. Rather, people who become addicted to drugs (such as alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc.) are gradually introduced and desensitized to them over a period of time." More...

GULF BEND CENTER
1502 E. Airline
Suite 25
Victoria, Texas 77901

Hours
8am - 5pm

24-Hour Crisis Hotline
1 (877) 723-3422

Phone
(361) 575-0611

Toll Free Hotline
1 (800) 421-8825

Fax
(361) 578-0506

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