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Pearland Chamber highlights mental-health bed shortage, innovation hub and advocacy in Austin
Summary
In a Building Blocks podcast interview, Jim Johnson said the Pearland Chamber is working on county mental-health capacity, economic development and legislative advocacy, and promoted the Pearland Innovation Hub as a resource for local entrepreneurs.
Jim Johnson, president of the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, told the Pearland ISD Building Blocks podcast that the chamber has expanded beyond ribbon cuttings into public-policy advocacy and community problem-solving, highlighting two ongoing priorities: mental-health crisis capacity in Brazoria County and support for local businesses.
“We realized right now, Brazoria County, in our community, we have 0 psychiatric beds, and that's a challenge,” Johnson said. “If you're in crisis, you need somewhere to go, and we need to have something with that. So we got involved in that way.”
He said the chamber’s role has been to listen to emergency facilities, counselors, school districts and law…
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