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Next month, mentally ill individuals accused of committing minor crimes will be “diverted” to a new 25-bed facility instead of jail cells in Travis County.
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Almost 90% of Texans live in a county where there's not enough mental health providers, according to a new report.
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Jose Francesco "Frank" Escobar began working as a registered nurse last month amid a staffing crisis throughout the industry. He expects it to be hard — but he says he's ready.
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The agency’s budget for FY 2024 is more than $22 million less than last year's budget.
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Anecdotally, we hear that people are crankier and more anxious during this summer's extreme heat. But what's really going on? KUT talks with a licensed professional counselor from Integral Care about how the heat can affect our mental as well as physical health and what we can do about it.
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Integral Care's chief operations officer credited the easy-to-remember number for the uptick.
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The city is paying millions of dollars in overtime to its firefighters because it's short staffed. The extra hours exacerbate an already stressful job.
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In all of the school districts chosen for the pilot, at least 70% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Several Central Texas districts are participating, including Del Valle ISD, Lockhart ISD and San Marcos CISD.
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The free-standing wall featuring Daniel Johnston's mural of Jeremiah the Innocent, a shrine of "Old Austin," will be integrated into new development on the Drag.
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The Mental Health Court works as an alternative to jail in misdemeanor and felony cases where mental health issues may have played a role. Around 30 people are expected to go through the program by the end of the year.