Office of the Joint Surgeon
Behavioral Health Program
Supporting the readiness, resilience, recovery, and behavioral health needs of Texas Army National Guard service members.
Purpose and Scope
The Behavioral Health Program supports Texas Army National Guard service members through comprehensive clinical assessment and screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, resource connection and referral, crisis intervention, risk and safety assessment, critical incident counseling, profile initiation and tracking, behavioral health education, Command Directed Mental Health Evaluation, FMR/SRP/RSRP support, and Command guidance and recommendation.
We engage in routine contact with service members, their leadership, and treatment providers to ensure behavioral health needs are met through careful, collaborative assessment.
Mission
The mission of the Behavioral Health Program is to support the military readiness of the Texas Army National Guard by caring for the behavioral health needs of service members.
We balance the emotional needs of Soldiers with the expectations of military regulation to find an outcome that supports behavioral health recovery and, whenever possible, an ability to return to duty.
The Office of the Joint Surgeon Behavioral Health Program consists of the Director of Psychological Health, Health Systems Specialist, and Psychological Health Coordinators stationed across Texas.
Director of Psychological Health
Amy Odin, LCSW-S
Health Systems Specialist
Jessica Sifuentes
Austin Region
Psychological Health Coordinator
Jennifer Phillips, LCSW
- Location
- Round Rock Armory
651 N. Red Bud Lane
Round Rock, TX 78665
Dallas Region
Psychological Health Coordinator
Lori Lewis, LCSW
- Location
- Shore View Armory
8111 Shore View Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76108
Houston Region — Ellington Field
Psychological Health Coordinator
Matthew Barras, LCSW
- Location
- Ellington Field SMRC
1182 Ellington Field
Houston, TX 77034
Houston Region — Westheimer
Psychological Health Coordinator
Mary-Ann Bland, LCSW
- Location
- Westheimer Armory
15150 Westheimer Parkway
Houston, TX 77082
San Antonio Region
Psychological Health Coordinator
Chandra Peterson, LCSW-S
- Location
- Camp Bullis SMRC
21200 Camp Bullis Road
San Antonio, TX 78257
West Texas and Southern Border Region
Psychological Health Coordinator
Alexis Bruce, LCSW
- Location
- 11701 Montana Avenue
El Paso, TX 79936
☎ 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
If a service member needs an urgent or crisis response related to the safety of self, others, or the mission, call 988. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Command Team members who need additional urgent behavioral health support may contact the Commander’s Urgent Behavioral Health Resource Line at 512-782-5683 .
TXARNG Commander’s Urgent Behavioral Health Resource Line
The Behavioral Health Program is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year for Command and Unit Leadership.
The Commander’s Urgent Behavioral Health Resource Line is 512-782-5683 for after-duty hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
The line supports the mission through behavioral health crisis navigation and intervention, safety assessment and treatment planning, temporary or permanent behavioral health profile assessment, and connection to resources and referrals.
This is a call-back line. Leave a voicemail with your name and contact information. Calls will be returned within 30 minutes.