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Waller County proclaims May as Mental Health Awareness Month; providers and sheriff describe service gaps and jail impacts
Summary
The court approved a proclamation naming May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month. Representatives from Texana Center and the sheriff's office described funding cuts, reduced crisis teams, county partnership with Texana and a continued reliance on jails for some people in crisis.
Waller County Commissioners Court approved a proclamation declaring May 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month and heard presentations from Texana Center about behavioral-health services and the county’s partnership with crisis response teams.
Jessica (clinic manager at Texana Center’s Brookshire clinic) read the proclamation and outlined the county’s public–private coordination. County staff and commissioners praised Texana’s work and noted that the county’s mental-health response includes crisis intervention training (CIT) for deputies and a continuing relationship…
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