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Waco officials highlight behavioral-health collaboration; request continued funding as crisis metrics improve
Summary
City staff and Prosper Waco reviewed outcomes from multi‑agency behavioral‑health initiatives, said emergency‑detention response times and officer hours have fallen, and asked council to consider continued local funding while coordinating new state appropriations.
Assistant City Manager Ryan Holt and Jessica Addis, CEO of Prosper Waco, told the Waco City Council Tuesday that the city’s multi‑agency behavioral‑health work is reducing crisis response burdens on police and improving access to care, and they requested continued local funding to sustain the effort.
Holt and Addis said the city invests in several programs: a three‑year Behavioral Health Leadership Team (BHLT) agreement (year one was $200,000), a $3 million ARPA contribution to the crisis center that opened in May 2024, funding for reintegration coordination and medical‑clearance capacity, and ongoing support for the Behavioral Health Network.
Why it matters: City and nonprofit leaders said coordinated investment and data sharing are cutting police time on emergency‑detention cases and diverting many…
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