Mental Health Care in Tyler, TX

University of Texas Health East Texas

What Does University of Texas Health East Texas Offer?

University of Texas Health East Texas is a mental health facility at 11937 Highway 271, Tyler, Texas, offering outpatient care, telehealth therapy and hospital inpatient care. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

11937 Highway 271
Tyler, TX 75708

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at University of Texas Health East Texas

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

County or local government funds
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Private health insurance
Private or Community foundation
State corrections or juvenile justice funds
State education agency funds
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Haloperidol
Prochlorperazine
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Chronic disease/illness management
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Illness management and recovery
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Texas lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.