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Nueces County hears plan to convert MHID site into mental‑health diversion center; renovation estimate $1.5–$2M
Summary
Local mental‑health authority MHID briefed the court on converting the MHID building at 1630 S. Brownlee into a pre‑arrest diversion center offering short supervised stays, on‑site psychiatry and peer support. Renovation is estimated at $1.5–$2.0 million; county staff will explore MOUs, ARPA funding and DA coordination.
Mark Hendricks, director of operations at the Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, presented the court with a plan to renovate one of MHID’s existing facilities into a diversion center intended to reduce arrests and hospitalizations of people in psychiatric crisis. The court heard the presentation July 7 in the Nueces County Commissioners Courtroom.
Hendricks said the renovated facility would be a voluntary, short‑term supervised shelter that accepts law‑enforcement drop‑offs and people identified by crisis teams. Services would include on‑site psychiatric assessment and medication management, peer specialists, integrated care planning and discharge support aimed…
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