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State Project Aims to Help Patients With Behavioral Disorders

Texas’ health department has embarked on a $10 million project aimed at preventing people with mental health or substance abuse issues from developing chronic diseases.

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Kate McGee is an Austin-based enterprise and investigative reporter. She joined the Tribune in October 2020 as a higher education reporter. She was a three-time finalist for the Education Writers Association's...