Texas to Receive Nearly $11M to Improve Crisis Intervention Programs
· Texas Border Business
U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced that Texas will receive $10,973,066 in federal funding from the Department of Justice to enhance crisis intervention programs. This grant will support state and local initiatives, including expanding behavioral health crisis response and specialized court programs aimed at addressing factors that contribute to violence. The funding is part of the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program, established by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which Cornyn co-authored. Cornyn emphasized that these resources will improve law enforcement training for responding to mental health crises and ensure continued support for treatment courts in Texas.
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