Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

About Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Established in 1969, the Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is dedicated to helping the residents of Nueces County living with mental illness and/or intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each year the center serves over 11,600 people with psychiatric outpatient services, counseling, training, job searches, and support. It is one of 39 Texas Community Centers and one of 7 nationally accredited centers by The Joint Commission. The center provides services to adults and youth (3-18 years) for emotional, psychological and social well-being, including case management, psychiatric services, rehabilitative skills training, individual or group counseling, integrated care, and supported employment. It also provides services to children and adults with disorders that have negatively affected their development, including habilitation and support, caregiver respite, day habilitation, supported home living, specialized therapies, living skills training, and emergency response services.