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Design team launches operations planning for Travis County diversion center and central intake
Summary
Architects and county executives outlined a data-driven, phased process to design a mental‑health diversion center and central intake, emphasizing stakeholder workshops, data-sharing with Dell Medical and the need to plan operating costs as well as capital design.
County executives and contracted architects briefed the commissioners court on Aug. 19 on the pre‑design planning for a combined diversion center and a central intake facility, emphasizing a data-driven operations plan, stakeholder engagement and an early look at operating costs.
Why it matters: commissioners and staff said a successful diversion facility requires coordinated operational planning, clinical staffing and sustainable funding; multiple county and health partners, including Dell Medical School and Integral Care, are collaborating to align data and service pathways.
County Executive Jackie Van Warmer (Innovative Justice and Program Analysis) introduced Brinkley Sergeant Wigginton Architects (BSW), Kirksey Architecture and Pulitzer Bogart…
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