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Establishing the Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Technical Assistance Center: Texas
October 11, 2023
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) helps address the nexus between jail diversion and crisis services:
The Texas Behavioral Health and Justice Technical Assistance Center (T.A. Center) utilizes the sequential intercept model to help communities identify opportunities to divert. The model details how individuals with mental and substance use disorders come into contact with and move through the criminal justice system. Read more about it here!