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Welcome
to the Burke Center
Known originally as Deep East Texas
Regional MHMR Services, the Burke Center was founded in 1974 and today
provides a variety of quality behavioral healthcare services to people with mental illness and intellectual and
developmental disabilities.
One of thirty-nine community centers in the State of Texas, the result of
legislation passed in 1965, the Burke Center provides services in a twelve
county region that includes: Angelina Co., Houston Co., Jasper Co.,
Nacogdoches Co., Newton Co., Polk Co., Sabine Co., San Augustine Co., San
Jacinto Co., Shelby Co., Trinity Co., and Tyler Co.
Since 1974, the Burke Center has greatly expanded it services and continues
to look for ways to improve the quality of life for its clients. The Center
has shaped a strong reputation across the state for public service, good
stewardship of its resources and a strong commitment to the communities it
serves.
The Burke Center’s missions statement is “Working Together to Improve Lives”
and this is evident today through its continued dedication to the people it
serves.
The Burke Center provides services through
contracts with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Texas
Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Texas Department of
Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
Additional Resources can be found at the
Rural East Texas Health Network at www.rethn.org
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