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Bexar County Faces $4.5M Mental Health Funding Crisis

9/22/2025

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Bexar County's mental health authority faces a $4.5 million funding shortfall, leading to staff cuts and the elimination of its methadone program.
The Center for Healthcare Services will serve 2,800 fewer individuals this fiscal year after losing $2.4 million in federal funding.
CEO Jelynne LeBlanc Jamison calls for a new psychiatric hospital and a diversion center for low-level offenders with mental health issues.
San Antonio has seen a decrease in mental health beds due to hospital closures, with no budget allocation for a new facility.
The center lost 200 methadone treatment slots for uninsured individuals, as state legislators consider mental health needs a local issue.

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Bexar County's mental health authority faces a $4.5 million funding shortfall, leading to staff cuts and the elimination of its methadone program.
The Center for Healthcare Services will serve 2,800 fewer individuals this fiscal year after losing $2.4 million in federal funding.
CEO Jelynne LeBlanc Jamison calls for a new psychiatric hospital and a diversion center for low-level offenders with mental health issues.
San Antonio has seen a decrease in mental health beds due to hospital closures, with no budget allocation for a new facility.
The center lost 200 methadone treatment slots for uninsured individuals, as state legislators consider mental health needs a local issue.