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SA COR teams report 4,486 dispatches and expanded follow-up care in co‑response mental‑health effort
Summary
MetroHealth chief mental‑health officer Jesse Higgins reported SA COR dispatched to 4,486 calls through July, with 2,303 individuals engaging follow-up clinicians; the program aims to reduce arrests by routing persons to care and expanding outpatient services.
Jesse Higgins, chief mental health officer with MetroHealth, told the council that the San Antonio Community Outreach and Resiliency program (SA COR) — a multi‑agency co‑response effort operating 24/7 — was dispatched to 4,486 calls through July in the current fiscal year.
Higgins said 1,114 incidents were resolved on scene by deescalation and referral to follow-up clinicians, 1,009 resulted in emergency detention, and 5,543 were…
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