The Hays County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve funding to enhance the provision of mental health services in the county.
During the regular Tuesday meeting, the court reviewed County Court at Law Judge Elaine Brown’s request to use $195,602 from the American Rescue Plan Act fund. The request was made to cover operational costs for the Mental Health Specialty Court.
Mental Health Court Administrator Kaimi Mattila said the county is working with nine individuals who are making their way through the mental health court program. The court is relatively new here and Mattila said this represents a large number of individuals for such a new court. The funds approved on Tuesday will cover many of the services the county now provides, including counseling, transitional housing, in-patient hospitalization and substance abuse treatment.
