mental health

Senior Death Inquest Investigator Ruben Leal, front, joins Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Angela Williams, back, as she explains the new L.O.S.S program during the December 9 Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan

Senior Death Inquest Investigator Ruben Leal, front, joins Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Angela Williams, back, as she explains the new L.O.S.S program during the December 9 Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan

Williamson County to debut suicide survivor support program

Nalani Nuylan
Monday, December 22, 2025
Williamson County is launching a program to support individuals and families affected by suicide. Wilco’s senior death inquest investigator, Ruben Leal, joined Angela Williams, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, during the December 9 Commissioners Court meeting to explain the L.O.S.S.
Senior Death Inquest Investigator Ruben Leal, front, joins Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Angela Williams, back, as she explains the new L.O.S.S program during the December 9 Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Senior Death Inquest Investigator Ruben Leal, front, joins Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Angela Williams, back, as she explains the new L.O.S.S program during the December 9 Williamson County Commissioners Court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County to debut suicide survivor support program

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Williamson County is launching a program to support individuals and families affected by suicide. Wilco’s senior death inquest investigator Ruben Leal joined Angela Williams, Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, during the December 9 Commissioners Court meeting to explain the L.O.S.S.
Mike Maples, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services Chief Executive Officer, announces three new mental programs that are in collaboration with Williamson County during the May 13 commissioners court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Mike Maples, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services Chief Executive Officer, announces three new mental programs that are in collaboration with Williamson County during the May 13 commissioners court meeting. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

County highlights new mental health resources, programs

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is working on three new programs to address mental health conditions in collaboration with Williamson County.
Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchdia was welcomed as a guest speaker at the Georgetown Newcomers and Friends group at Wellspring United Methodist Church to talk about homelessness and mental health. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchdia was welcomed as a guest speaker at the Georgetown Newcomers and Friends group at Wellspring United Methodist Church to talk about homelessness and mental health. (Photo by Kaitlyn Wilkes)

Community effort needed to address homelessness

Kaitlyn Wilkes
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Homelessness is not something that law enforcement or local government can address on their own, and Georgetown Police Chief Cory Tchida said it takes a community effort to find humane and moral solutions that can help the unhoused population. On February 6, Mr.
County Commissioners and Wilco’s Human Resources Department pose with Mental Health America’s 2024 Gold Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health award during the June 18 Commissioners Court meeting. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

County Commissioners and Wilco’s Human Resources Department pose with Mental Health America’s 2024 Gold Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health award during the June 18 Commissioners Court meeting. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

County awarded for employee mental health policies

Nalani Nuylan
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
The Bell Seal recognizes employer advances in workplace mental health by awarding Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum recognition levels. Williamson County announced that Mental Health America was awarded a 2024 Gold Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health during the June 18 Commissioners Court meeting.
Members from Rock Springs, Williamson County, Bluebonnet Trails and others from the mental health task force cut a ribbon, opening the new adolescent wing called the Maple Unit. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

Members from Rock Springs, Williamson County, Bluebonnet Trails and others from the mental health task force cut a ribbon, opening the new adolescent wing called the Maple Unit. Photo courtesy of Williamson County.

Mental health hospital opens youth wing

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, February 2, 2024
Rock Springs — a mental health clinic on SE Inner Loop —  held a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, January 31, to celebrate the completion of the new adolescent wing to the facility, known as the Maple Unit.
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services housed at the Jarrell ISD Family Health Clinic located on 301 East Avenue F in Jarrell. Photo courtesy of Bluebonnet Trails Community Services.

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services housed at the Jarrell ISD Family Health Clinic located on 301 East Avenue F in Jarrell. Photo courtesy of Bluebonnet Trails Community Services.

Mental health providers report cost-saving update to county

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, December 15, 2023
The Williamson County Commissioners Court heard a special report on different initiatives on how Bluebonnet Trails Community Services is serving the community during the December 12 meeting.
Clinic workers at Family Care Center Cedar Park pose for a photo to celebrate the facility’s grand opening. Courtesy of Family Care Center.

Clinic workers at Family Care Center Cedar Park pose for a photo to celebrate the facility’s grand opening. Courtesy of Family Care Center.

Cedar Park gains new mental health clinic

Nalani Nuylan
Friday, November 17, 2023
Mental health clinic Family Care Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Cedar Park on Tuesday.   Located on Medial Parkway near the Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, the building will offer patients with a wide range of mental health treatments.
Williamson County Commissioners Court approves the proclamation to make September Suicide Prevention Awareness Month during their September 12 meeting at the county courthouse. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County Commissioners Court approves the proclamation to make September Suicide Prevention Awareness Month during their September 12 meeting at the county courthouse. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

Williamson County commissioners approve September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Nalani Nuylan
Thursday, September 14, 2023
The Williamson County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to designate September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month during its September 12 meeting at the county courthouse. According to a proclamation read to the court, 72 county residents died by suicide in 2021.
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