Harris County's program that provides mental health services for non-emergency calls is on hold due to potential financial irregularities with the program's contractor.
Harris County Commissioners have placed in indefinite limbo a program aimed at lightening the burden on police by delivering mental health services in non-emergency, non-violent scenarios across the community.Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis joined Harris Judge Lina Hidalgo battling to salvage the non-law enforcement intervention program known as HART - short for Holistic Assistance Response Team.
FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio!It's a troubling development which has triggered both alarm and precaution here in Harris County. "I feel really concerned about the potential of paying good money behind bad," said Adrian Garcia, Commissioner Precinct 2.
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