Expiring Adult Behavioral Health Investments
Travis County
Summary
Three core county-funded behavioral health programs—jail-based navigation, Assisted Outgoing Treatment, and the ACT team expansion—are facing funding expirations at the end of the fiscal year. Commissioners discussed the challenge of preserving these high-ROI programs amid tight budget constraints.
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Last discussed Apr 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
These three programs represent over $3.2 million annually in local investment currently facing funding cliffs.
Vulnerable adults with severe mental illness, their families, and local emergency healthcare and detention systems.
If defunded, vulnerable residents could experience worsened mental health, homelessness, and repeated emergency crisis encounters.
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