Mental Health Services
Overview
1 in 5 of us experience a mental health challenge. Metrocare is here to help!
As a trauma-informed agency, Metrocare provides a wide array of mental health services, including outpatient clinics, community-based support and rehabilitative programs, housing and homeless services, intensive family services, and long-term support services. Metrocare staff also identify if an individual has both an Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) and Mental Illness and make referrals for appropriate services.
Metrocare provides services to any Dallas County resident regardless of ability to pay. Metrocare also accepts a state-sponsored plan for managed health care, the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP), or Medicare; have private insurance; or self-pay on a sliding fee scale.
What to Look For – Sign & Symptoms of Mental Illness
Adult Signs
Excessive worry or fear
Feeling very low, sad or hopeless
Prolonged feelings of irritability or anger
Problems concentrating and learning / disorganized speech or thoughts
Avoiding friends and social activities / feeling isolated or alone
Extreme mood changes, including uncontrollable highs
Changes in sleeping habits or feeling tired and low energy
Changes in eating habits such as increased hunger or lack of appetite
Difficulty perceiving reality ( delusions or hallucinations, in which a person experiences and senses things that do not exist)
Intense feelings that others are trying to harm or conspire against them
Thoughts of hurting oneself or others
Overuse of substances like alcohol or drugs
Multiple physical problems without obvious cases (such as headaches, stomach aches, vague and ongoing aches and pains)
Inability to carry out daily activities, handle daily stress, or finish tasks
History of trauma
Children Signs
Changes in school performance
Excessive worry or anxiety
Hyperactive behavior
Frequent nightmares or sleep disruption
Frequent disobedience, aggression or temper tantrums