In its ongoing effort to expanding mental health services, Travis County is partnering with other groups like the city of Austin, Central Health...
In its ongoing effort to expanding mental health services, Travis County is partnering with other groups like the city of Austin, Central Health and Integral Care to launch a new pilot program designed to divert those in crisis from jail.
Howard says with a jail liaison, a medical crisis outreach team and a strong partnership with the city of Austin, Integral Care and Central Health, there's always been a strong commitment to mental health. But now everyone is ready for the next step.Thursday all of these partners will come together to cut the ribbon on a new 90-day therapeutic respite center, which will provide around-the-clock psychiatric emergency services to those experiencing mental health crises.
"We're sort of greasing the skids and creating the muscle memory so that when we have that diversion center built, our community knows how to maximize the use of it." Howard said. Mayor Kirk Watson spoke on the pilot program at an event Saturday, where he says it won't just be better for the jail, but the community too.
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