New mental health crisis center opens in Travis County

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A long-awaited facility opens its doors to its first patients Tuesday. The Judge Guy Herman Center for Mental Health Crisis will provide emergency services to people suffering a mental health crisis in Travis County. The goal is to get those suffering a crisis out of local hospitals and emergency rooms and into this facility to provide short term care and resources.
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