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San Antonio expands SA Core 24/7 mental-health teams; officials press for sustained funding
Summary
The city reported SA Core's expansion to three full teams with 24/7 coverage and strong follow-up: roughly 2,874 responses Oct'Apr with only one arrest, and follow-up clinicians engaged more than 1,600 people. Council members asked how the work will be sustained as ARPA and federal grants expire.
San Antonio officials told the Public Safety Committee on May 19 that the city's SA Core mental-health response has expanded from a pilot to citywide, 24/7 coverage and is routing most people to clinical follow-up rather than arrest.
Jesse Higgins, the city's chief mental health officer, presented outcomes from SA Core and other city programs funded in part by ARPA and other settlement funds. He said the three SA Core teams provided 24/7…
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