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County to build diversion housing unit across from government center for residents with behavioral health needs
Summary
Doña Ana County announced plans to build a housing unit across the street from the government center as a diversion program to reduce jail cycles among people with untreated mental illness and those unable to access services.
Doña Ana County announced that a housing unit will be built directly across the street from the government center as part of a diversion program aimed at reducing the number of people in the county jail who have untreated mental illness or who have cycled through jail because of limited access to housing, medical services, behavioral health care or other social supports, the county’s meeting recap said.
The recap did not specify the project name, funding sources, construction timeline, or which department will operate the unit. The item was described as part of the meeting highlights read by Anita Skipper; no formal vote or additional details were recorded in the recap.
