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Officials say MHMR crisis residential unit is diverting people from jail; county funding cited as essential
Summary
Denton County MHMR and probate court officials told the commissioners court the crisis residential unit (CRU) is being used to step people down from inpatient care and to transition individuals out of jail; family testimony highlighted continued gaps in services.
Denton County officials and service providers told the commissioners court on March 4 that the Denton County MHMR Center's crisis residential unit (CRU) is providing short-term care that helps move people out of jail and inpatient psychiatric settings and into community services.
Pam Gutierrez, executive director of Denton County MHMR Center, thanked the court for one-time county funding and said the CRU, on a 10-acre site in Crum, Texas, runs a 14-day residential program offering meals, daily programming, therapy and case management. Gutierrez said the program averages about five…
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