ABOUT US
Integral Care helps people build health and well-being so everyone has the foundation to reach their full potential.
We support adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities in Travis County. Our services include a 24-hour helpline for anyone who needs immediate support, ongoing counseling to improve mental health, drug and alcohol treatment to help with recovery, and housing to regain health and independence. Integral Care helps provide a strong foundation for well-being.
28,799
Travis County Residents Served Last Year
934
Staff in Austin/Travis County
$140M
Operating Budget
Last Year
57 Years
of Proud Service to Our Community
As the Local Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority, Integral Care strengthens our community by supporting our most important asset, our people, to achieve well-being. Integral Care provides individuals with high quality mental health care, collaborates with community partners to strengthen programs and systems, and works to raise awareness of mental health issues in our community.
Overview
In 1963, President Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act. The Act helped establish community mental health centers throughout the country – bringing care for people living with mental illness out of institutions and back into the community. Integral Care, formerly the Austin-Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, has worked for five decades to make that bold vision a reality in Travis County.
Since 1967, Integral Care has supported the health and well-being of adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Integral Care was the first community center to provide high-quality, community-based behavioral health and intellectual disabilities services in Central Texas so that people seeking our services could reach their full potential and thrive.
As the Local Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority, Integral Care partners with local organizations to strengthen a community network in support of mental health, offers guidance to other behavioral health agencies, and continues to battle stigma surrounding mental illness throughout the community.
Integral Care had a modest start with one location on Red River Street and a Quonset hut next door, which housed our methadone clinic. We now have over 40 locations across Travis County.
Integral Care is here and ready to meet the needs in Travis County for the next 50 years and beyond.
