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Camino Real outlines grant‑funded jail‑diversion and mental‑health services for Frio County
Summary
Camino Real Community Services representatives described a grant‑funded multidisciplinary jail‑diversion team and a medical service agreement to provide psychiatric care to Frio County Jail inmates; the court approved the jail medical agreement and discussed operational details and invoices.
Camino Real Community Services representatives presented a grant‑funded jail‑diversion model and a separate jail medical services agreement to the Frio County Commissioner's Court during its January 2024 meeting.
The program described by Camino Real includes a multidisciplinary team of two case managers and two law‑enforcement peace officers to focus on "high utilizers" — people who repeatedly use emergency services or are frequently booked into jail — with an emphasis on prevention, follow‑up and linkage to services.
"Ultimately, in the long run, what this does, it's it reduces law enforcement's role in the mental‑health…
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