Proposed behavioral health program at Williamson County Jail could help those facing mental health crisis

  • A competency restoration program may be put in place inside the jail, organized by the county's Behavioral Health Task Force along with the help of mental health services provider Bluebonnet Trails and the county sheriff’s office. (Sun Archive)
    A competency restoration program may be put in place inside the jail, organized by the county's Behavioral Health Task Force along with the help of mental health services provider Bluebonnet Trails and the county sheriff’s office. (Sun Archive)

    Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey announced during the January 17 commissioners court that she hopes to start a competency restoration program inside the jail, along with the help of mental health services provider Bluebonnet Trails and the county sheriff’s office. 

    Competency restoration services are “designed for people with a mental health disorder or co-occurring psychiatric and substa…