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MHMR Brazos Valley requests increased county support, outlines expanded jail mental-health services
Summary
MHMR Authority Brazos Valley presented to the Commissioners Court seeking increased local support ($95,000 requested) and described an additional proposal to provide full mental-health services inside the Brazos County Jail that would require substantially more funding.
MHMR Authority Brazos Valley asked Brazos County for increased support during a Commissioners Court workshop and outlined a separate, larger proposal to expand mental-health services inside the county jail.
Bill Kelly, executive director of MHMR Authority Brazos Valley, identified the authority as the local mental health and intellectual/developmental disabilities authority serving Brazos County and six surrounding counties. Kelly said about 55% of the agency’s funding comes from state sources,…
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