Travis County leaders approved funding for a new crisis care diversion pilot program to provide mental health care to those who commit minor crimes.
The commissioners court and the City of Austin first started discussing the crisis care diversion pilot program in 2023. Its goal is the same as the new mental health diversion center: divert those in crisis and accused of misdemeanor crimes from going to jail, and instead, get them the help they need – increasing mental health services while decreasing the number of people arrested.
Two components of the pilot program are expanding psychiatric emergency services and establishing a therapeutic diversion program. The latter includes up to a 90-day treatment program at a 25-bed facility in Downtown Austin.Once the Austin City Council approves its contract with Integral Care at the end of May, the pilot program is expected to ramp up by hiring staff and making minor renovations at the existing downtown facility.
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