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Be Mindful: TTUHSC El Paso receives $75,000 for mental health care

By Emma Hoggard

Published May 22, 2023 6:40 PM

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Molina Cares is gifting $75,000 to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso to boost mental health care in the Borderland.

The University will establish a patient navigator position. The patient navigator will reach out to communities in West Texas and Southern New Mexico and act as a patient guide and advocate.

Molina Cares hopes to help patients overcome educational and socioeconomic barriers to receive the mental health care they need.

This story is part of our Be Mindful reporting.

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