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Travis County launches $23.7M diversion pilot Travis County, Integral Care and Central Health o cials are putting their heads and budgets together to launch the Crisis Care Diversion program aimed at keeping people with mental illness out of jail. The overview The Crisis Care Diversion program will depend on many of the county’s existing public health and housing services, such as Integral Care, which will expand its Psychiatric Emergency Services program to be open 24 hours and service individu- als regardless of their ability to pay. Costs are estimated to total $23.7 million over the next three years, split among the city, county, Central Health, Integral Care and possible state funds. Council is set to vote on Austin’s $2 million share of the program on Feb. 15, after press time. Ahead of their vote, o cials said they need more
West Lake Hills swears in 2 new police o cers West Lake Hills City Council swore in two new o cers for the West Lake Police Department at a Jan. 24 meeting. The background Police o cers Ethan Atencio and Joseph Stephens took the ceremonial oath of o ce to join the West Lake Hills Police Department. West Lake Hills Police Chief Scott Gerdes said Atencio is a returning o cer to the department, having left for six months to work for Texas State University. Stephens has three years of experience working for the Hays County district attorney’s o ce as an investigator and previously worked as a police o cer for 29 years in Pasadena, Texas, Gerdes said.
Updated services Integral Care will oer an array services through its Psychiatric Emergency Services program and Therapeutic Diversion Program, including:
Harm reduction surrounding drug use
Housing navigation
Nutrition counseling
Medical and psychiatric care
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information about the program and shared reser- vations about the proposed funding split. The program is open to adults who need behavioral health services. People can be referred to the facility from the PES program, court judges, attorneys or Integral Care’s jail liaison. County o cials said they anticipate the program to launch sometime in 2024.
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