Andrews Center reports jail-diversion gains, seeks continued funding for new programs
Keisha Morris of the Andrews Center updated the Smith County Commissioner's Court on the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) programs, reporting expanded mobile crisis outreach, competency-restoration services, a HHSC-funded jail continuity pilot and multiple new contracts and capacity increases.
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Keisha Morris, the Sequential Intercept Model coordinator for the Andrews Center, briefed the Smith County Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 25 about programs that aim to divert people with serious mental illness from the criminal justice system and to coordinate care across local partners.
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