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NAMI Brazos Valley asks Brazos County for funds to expand peer-led, culturally responsive mental‑health support
Summary
Demetrius Collier of NAMI Brazos Valley presented to Brazos County officials requesting funding to expand peer-led, culturally targeted support groups, virtual access, and training partnerships across seven counties; no funding decision was made at the meeting.
Demetrius Collier, executive director of NAMI Brazos Valley, asked Brazos County officials for funding to expand peer‑led, culturally responsive mental‑health programs that would serve Brazos County and six surrounding counties.
Collier said untreated mental illness places costs on law enforcement, jails, emergency rooms, schools and families, and that NAMI’s community‑based, peer‑led approach can reduce crisis calls and incarceration while increasing access for rural residents.
NAMI Brazos Valley provides free education, support and advocacy and told county officials the requested funds would expand culturally…
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