Rural Mental Health Initiative

Meeting Community Needs

Explore mental health needs in rural Northeast Texas and opportunities for A&M-Commerce to leverage its resources to address those needs.

Identify Challenges, Seek Solutions

We aim to provide space for regional stakeholders—including city, county and law enforcement officials, K-12 school administrators, agency employees and community members, to discuss multiple issues regarding rural mental health. Our goal is to create a coalition of regional partners to identify challenges and seek solutions.

Inaugural Forum Planning Committee

  • Shirley Weddle, charter president and co-founder of the Suicide Prevention and Brain Health Rotary eClub
  • Dr. Tony Dickensheets, Soldiers' Angels
  • Amy Burton, Red River Valley Veterans Memorial
  • Dr. Elizabeth Wachira, assistant professor in the A&M-Commerce Department of Health and Human Performance
  • Adam Metts, LPC-S, assistant director of training and supervision for the A&M-Commerce Counseling Center

Research Team

Elizabeth Wachira, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Alum Adam Metts, M.S., LPC-S Director of Counseling Center

Contact Us

  • Halladay Student Services, 203
  • Commerce, TX 75429-3011
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