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Bell County court backs letter of support for jail-based mental-health services grant projected to cover $250,000 of staffing
Summary
The court authorized a letter of support for a Sequential Intercept Model implementation grant by Central County Services to Texas Health and Human Services; staff said the grant requires no county match, would run calendar year 2025 if awarded, and is expected to cover roughly half of staffing needs for jail-based mental-health services tied to a diversion center and a 32-bed mental-health pod in a jail expansion.
Bell County Commissioners Court authorized a letter of support for a grant application by Central County Services to Texas Health and Human Services aimed at implementing Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) recommendations for jail-based mental-health services.
County staff (Speaker 1 and Speaker 5) told the court the grant requires no county match and, if awarded, would run during calendar year 2025. Staff said the grant application…
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