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their families wait until the veteran is in a mental health annually who met the criteria to receive on-going
crisis before accessing mental health care. Getting mental health care – many of whom were veterans over
linked to mental health care has never been easier; you the age of 60.
just have to reach out and ask for help.
I now have the privilege of serving as Hospital
My name is Tim Bowles, and I have dedicated nearly 30 Administrator at the new inpatient psychiatric facility
years working in the mental health field. Nearly half that opened in January. Oceans Behavioral Hospital of
of my career has been spent working in a community Amarillo specializes in the mental health care of older
mental health center, serving people in the Texas adults, ages 50 and up. We are located at 7501 Wallace
Panhandle who have battled and are battling chronic Blvd. on the second floor. To work in this field, you
mental illnesses, such as Major Depression, Bi-Polar must have a passion to help those who need mental
Disorder, Schizophrenia, personality disorders and health care. I have that passion and will stay committed
substance abuse. The next phase of my career was to helping those who need our resources.
managing a department of psychiatry in a medical
school setting aimed at training future physicians
how to recognize and treat mental illness. When I was If you know of a veteran who is battling the effects of
working in the community mental health setting, I Post-Traumatic Stress and/or is at risk of harming
managed a unit identifying and assisting those with themselves or others, please do not hesitate to call us.
mental illnesses in Amarillo’s homeless population. Help is a phone call away.
Back in those days, it was not uncommon for that Call Oceans at 806-310-2205.
homeless unit to contact more than 3000 individuals
a year and end up serving close to 1700 individuals

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