Group & Individual Services: Bluebonnet Trails has Peer Support Specialists throughout our Central Counties providing group and individual services. Our curriculum includes evidence-based practices and promising emerging practices to include Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Whole Health Action Management (WHAM), Seeking Safety, Recovery Dialogues, Healthy Eating and Nutrition, and Recovery Road Map.

Peer Specialists assist individuals in developing practical strategies for reducing, modifying, or eliminating unwanted feelings and behaviors associated with behavioral illness. Our group and individual settings are designed to ignite hope, foster independence, and promote personal growth.

Community Education & Outreach: Our Peer Specialists are available to provide education and outreach for community partners including clergy, law enforcement, educators, and other civic organizations. Our goal is to provide valuable information and program support to our communities.

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services (BTCS) offers training, debriefings, peer-to-peer support, and chaplaincy to First Responders and their families living in Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lee, and Williamson Counties.

Bluebonnet Trails Community Service offers:

One-on-One Support: A retired police detective, who is also a Certified Peer Specialist (CPS), provides confidential one-on-one support to Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS workers and their families. BTCS also offers emotional and spiritual support from an ordained Chaplain, trained to work with First Responders and family members.

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM): A CISM-trained team is available at no charge to assist departments with debriefings after a critical incident.

Training and Education: BTCS offers a free 4-hour class to inform First Responders about post-traumatic stress, how to access professional resources, and how to support a team member. BTCS also offers an 8-hour Mental Health First Aid class for First Responders.

Education for Family Members of First Responders: BTCS offers a free 4-hour class designed to help loved ones identify post-traumatic stress, secondary stress, and how to access resources.

Resources: Our Certified Peer Specialist can assist First Responders and family members with locating resources and support from trauma-trained professionals.