Hays County commissioners agreed to put more federal grant money toward a program that provides mental health services to people facing misdemeanor charges.
A program in Hays County provides mental health services to people charged with misdemeanor crimes.
Participants are offered counseling and rehabilitation services and, in turn, some can get their charges dismissed. MHC Administrator Kaimi Mattila said graduating from the program can put people who don't get charges dismissed in a better place for housing and employment. “We target people that are falling through the cracks and that really need support and need treatment," Mattila said.
The MHC primarily accepts people who live in Hays County; however, Mattila said, nonresidents who have been charged with a crime in Hays could also apply to be admitted.
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