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SAFE Alliance warns forensic‑exam services could stop June 8 without new funding
Summary
SAFE Alliance told the Public Safety Commission that budget shortfalls may force the agency to stop providing most forensic exams around June 8, 2026; APD and Brave Alliance are negotiating contingency contracts but city, county and hospital partners said hospitals need months to stand up capacity.
SAFE Alliance told the Austin Public Safety Commission on May 4 that it faces a funding shortfall large enough that it may have to terminate forensic‑exam services in early June unless additional community funding is secured.
"We will probably be sending termination notices ... which would put the termination of services at June 8," Dr. Pierre Barastein, SAFE Alliance CEO, said during the presentation. SAFE Alliance said the overall budget to sustain the Loise House model is about $3,000,000 a year; SAFE said it can raise roughly half ($1,450,000) but faces a remaining deficit of about $1,600,000, including a roughly $1,300,000 gap just for forensic…
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