Harris County to bring HEART mobile crisis response program in-house

Jan 9, 2025

Commissioners voted to transfer the HEART mobile crisis response program into Harris County operations, citing continuity of services and plans to evaluate program outcomes. The vote followed debate about how to measure the program's effectiveness and how HEART fits alongside other crisis-response teams.

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Harris County Commissioners Court on Jan. 9 approved a plan to transfer the HEART mobile crisis response program from its current contractor into county operations, with the county expecting to start transition staffing later in January.

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