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Jun 3, 2026
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Travis County's Jail Diversion Program Has a 99% Success Rate. So Why Are 50 People Still Waiting for a Bed?
May 27, 2026
Follow-up nursing, coordinated care, and the officer building trust one conversation at a time.
May 20, 2026
Co-response programs are expanding across the country but Worcester's rollback and Santa Barbara's funding uncertainty show the work is far from done.
May 13, 2026
New Diversion Programs
May 6, 2026
From youth co-response expansion to crisis team funding cliffs, communities are redefining behavioral health response while struggling to sustain what works.
Apr 29, 2026
Baltimore wins $1M for 911 diversion, CIT training expands, and a prosecutor makes the case for smarter, more humane criminal justice.
Apr 22, 2026
3 min read
How crisis co-responder programs are reshaping mental health response...and what AI could mean for what comes next
Apr 15, 2026
6 min read
Some cities are betting big on mental health response. Others are stepping back.
Apr 8, 2026
Crisis Intervention Training, Jail Diversion Milestones, and a $1.5M Statewide Expansion