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Jail Diversion Services Texas Health and Human Services

(6 days ago) Mental Health Jail Diversion is a project in Harris County designed to help people with mental health diagnoses get services without going to jail. People get services from a team of professionals that include doctors, nurses and counselors. See more

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-crisis-services/jail-diversion-services

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What To Do When Your Loved One With Mental Illness Is In A …

(6 days ago) WEBContact your Local Mental Health Authority (LMHA). Search for the LMHA closest to the jail on this list. A 24 hour referral line is available specific to your location. LMHAs …

https://www.texasjailproject.org/get-help/mental-health/

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Screening and Intake in Local County Jails - Texas

(5 days ago) WEBMental Health Screening. The form includes staff observations and self-report questions, and TCJS is currently providing training materials to local county jails to help jail staff …

https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/83R/handouts/C2102014050510001/719abd7c-9cd9-4092-aae9-46d5765f52cf.PDF

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Travis County to launch $23 million project to keep mentally ill …

(9 days ago) WEBToday, about 44% of the people booked into the Travis County jail on any given day have a mental health issue, he said. “This has put a strain on staffing the …

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/26/texas-travis-county-jail-mental-health/

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New program unveiled to help mentally ill in Bexar …

(6 days ago) WEBA jail is not the proper setting for any sort of mental health care,” said Krishnaveni Gundu, who is with the Texas Jail Project, in a February interview with TPR. “The solutions to these issues lie outside …

https://www.tpr.org/bioscience-medicine/2023-04-04/new-program-unveiled-to-help-mentally-ill-in-bexar-county-jail-get-to-trial

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Keeping Mental Health Crises Out of the Criminal Justice System

(5 days ago) WEBJuly 28, 2022. AUSTIN, Texas – Across the nation and within Travis County, a disproportionate number of people living with mental health and substance use …

https://dellmed.utexas.edu/news/keeping-mental-health-crises-out-of-the-criminal-justice-system

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Annual Report on the Screening of Offenders with Mental …

(9 days ago) WEBBetween September 1, 2020, and June 17, 2021, 644,795 mental health (MH) requests for matches using TLETS were made. Of those, 31,053 were exact matches and 178,149 …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/laws-regulations/reports-presentations/2021/hb1-annual-report-screening-offenders-mental-impairment-sept-2021.pdf

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Mental Health Resources - Texas Commission on Jail Standards

(3 days ago) WEBMailing Address: P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas, 78711-2985 Physical Address 300 W. 15th Street, Suite 503 Austin, Texas 78711 Phone: 512.463.5505 Email: info@tcjs

https://www.tcjs.state.tx.us/mental-health/

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Dallas County Jail Parkland Health

(9 days ago) WEBWhile Parkland Correctional Health Services is committed to providing excellent healthcare for patients in the jail system, we are unable to provide families information about …

https://www.parklandhealth.org/dallas-county-jail

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List of Local Mental Health Centers - Texas Jail Project

(9 days ago) WEBThe caseworkers in these mental health centers can be called upon when an inmate of a local county jail with mental illness is in crisis.* Tropical Texas …

https://www.texasjailproject.org/list-of-local-mental-health-clinics/

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Texas Health Data - Mental Health

(1 days ago) WEBThe Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), initiated in 1987, is a federally supported landline and cellular telephone survey that collects data about Texas …

https://healthdata.dshs.texas.gov/dashboard/mental-health/mental-health

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Dallas County sues Texas over wait times for mentally ill inmates

(3 days ago) WEBSome mentally ill inmates spend months or years in county jail waiting for space at county hospitals. Dallas County is suing Texas over the backlog of mentally ill …

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2023-03-24/dallas-county-mental-health-beds-lawsuit

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Jail populations rise across Texas, intensifying prisoners' trauma

(2 days ago) WEBIn Harris County, the figure is 79%. In Texas, jails are the leading provider of mental health care. But Krish Gundu said they aren’t providing care — they are …

https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-02-17/jail-populations-rise-across-texas-intensifying-prisoners-trauma

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Mental health needs are exploding in Dallas, but new jail diversion

(4 days ago) WEBMore than 2,100 people booked into the Dallas County Jail in January — about 50% of the total — had a history of receiving mental health care or were flagged …

https://www.keranews.org/government/2023-02-16/mental-health-needs-are-exploding-in-dallas-but-new-jail-diversion-center-underutilized

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Texas Competency Restoration: Outpatient and Jail- Based

(4 days ago) WEBTexas Behavioral Health Authority 11/21/2019 3. OCR: Legislative Authority Program Expansion in 2007, 2011, 2018 JSC / Mental Health Magistrate. Tarrant County …

https://texasjcmh.gov/media/qblmesqb/ocr-and-jail-based-cr-combined-pp.pdf

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CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - Texas …

(7 days ago) WEBSUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY. CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. SUBCHAPTER A. COUNTY JAIL FACILITIES. Sec. 351.001. DUTY …

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/docs/lg/htm/lg.351.htm

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Inmate – Medical & Mental Health Services Offered At The Bexar …

(6 days ago) WEBSERVICES PROVIDED BY: UNIVERSITY HEALTH. Main Number: 210-335-6260 24-Hour Nurse: 210-335-6266. Mental Health (men): 210-335-6271 Mental Health (women): …

https://www.bexar.org/737/Inmate-Medical-Mental-Health-Services-Of

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Watch a May 22 talk on young Texans’ mental health needs The …

(7 days ago) WEBFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You …

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/30/young-texans-mental-health/

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Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn blames latest jail death on …

(4 days ago) WEBTarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Thursday blamed a lack of mental health care for the latest death in the jail, which is currently under criminal investigation …

https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2024-04-25/tarrant-county-sheriff-bill-waybourn-jail-death-mental-health

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Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment Texas …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment is a comprehensive trauma-informed behavioral health evaluation and communication tool. It is intended to prevent …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/providers/behavioral-health-services-providers/local-mental-behavioral-health-authorities/child-adolescent-needs-strengths-assessment

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36% of Lawyers Have a Drinking Problem: Attorney Mental Health …

(4 days ago) WEBIt comes after a Florida Bar report on attorney mental health found 36% of attorneys abuse alcohol. And 28% of attorneys have reported mild or higher depression …

https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2024/04/30/36-of-lawyers-have-a-drinking-problem-attorney-mental-health/

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Man who died at Wiscasset jail was struggling with mental health

(6 days ago) WEBFor immediate assistance during a mental health crisis, call or text the Maine 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 888-568-1112. For any other support or referrals, call the NAMI …

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/29/man-who-died-at-wiscasset-jail-was-struggling-with-mental-health-family-says/

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State officials will further reduce the Harris County Jail’s bed

(9 days ago) WEBThe Harris County Jail in downtown Houston. Taken on Dec. 19, 2023. State officials plan to further reduce the Harris County Jail's bed capacity as the facility …

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/05/02/485292/state-officials-will-further-reduce-the-harris-county-jails-bed-capacity-due-to-persistent-understaffing/

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‘A horrific incident’: Tarrant County sheriff addresses recent death …

(2 days ago) WEB6:27 PM on Apr 25, 2024 CDT. LISTEN. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn on Thursday addressed an in-custody death at the county jail over the weekend, describing it as …

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/04/25/a-horrific-incident-tarrant-county-sheriff-addresses-recent-death-at-jail-facility/

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