Summary
The county declared May Mental Health Awareness Month while local providers warned that psychiatric bed capacity is shrinking — Laurel Ridge in San Antonio has closed 300 beds, forcing longer transports for people in crisis. West Texas Counseling and Guidance served 514 clients in 2025 and offered free suicide-prevention presentations to schools and workplaces.
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Last discussed May 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct county cost, but lost psychiatric beds could drive up sheriff transport costs to distant hospitals.
Residents struggling with mental health crisis and their families, plus law enforcement who otherwise handle these calls.
Small business owners and event organizers will likely feel the pinch if capacity limits or closures are put back on the table.
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Agenda Center - May 6, 2026
The county declared May Mental Health Awareness Month while local providers warned that psychiatric bed capacity is shrinking — Laurel Ridge in San Antonio has closed 300 beds, forcing longer transports for people in crisis. West Texas Counseling and Guidance served 514 clients in 2025 and offered free suicide-prevention presentations to schools and workplaces.
Agenda Center - Jan 14, 2026
Judge Owens highlighted a 32-bed, ~50,000-square-foot Hill Country MHDD mental health facility being built in Uvalde, planned before the Uvalde tragedy, expected to employ about 100 people, with the county represented on the board.
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