Psychiatry Access Network | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Free Mental Health Consult Hotline for Clinicians

These psychiatry access networks are a statewide initiatives, funded by the Texas legislature, to address the mental health needs of Texas children and adolescents and pregnant and postpartum women through the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) and Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN).

Enrollment Information

For Providers

Call: 1.888.901.2726 dial 4, then 1
Text: 806.599.5581
Email: CPAN@ttuhsc.edu or PeriPAN@ttuhsc.edu

For Patients

Contact your primary care provider and ask if they are enrolled.

  • Free consultation and training opportunities for frontline clinicians
  • Peer-to-peer psychiatric consultations with licensed mental health profession and child or reproductive psychiatrist
  • Direct telehealth assessments of your patient when indicated
  • Facilitated referrals to reliable mental health providers in your community

The Psychiatry Access Network for the West Region is highlighted in dark green.

The West Region covers the central and northwestern part of Texas, including Abilene, Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, and nearby rural areas.

Click here to download the map as a pdf.

Map of CPAN regions in Texas

Services

A psychiatry access network can enhance a provider’s capacity to provide the mental health standard of care your patients need. There is no cost to you or your patients for this evidence-based, clinician-to-clinician program. We offer real-time access to a multidisciplinary network of mental health experts—including child and reproductive psychiatrists—for peer-to-peer consults by phone, direct telehealth assessments of patients when indicated, vetted and personalized referrals and resources, and behavioral health CMEs. 

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Primary care providers statewide can access the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) for assistance with behavioral health care for their child and adolescent patients.

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Reproductive care providers statewide can access the Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN) for assistance with perinatal mental health care for their patients.

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CPAN and PeriPAN offer free educational opportunities to pediatric and maternal health clinicians in Texas through timely virtual CME events and Project ECHO® series.

Got Questions?

We're here to help. Contact us if you have questions.

  • Call 1-888-901-2726 Monday-Friday (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) for support with psychiatric consultations, behavioral management plans, or resource and referral assistance.
  • When prompted, select 4 for the West Regions, then 1 to connect with TTUHSC’s free service.
  • A Psychiatry Access Network team member will respond within 5 minutes to direct your question to the appropriate specialist.
  • For additional information, visit the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) website.

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