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Sheriff Salazar and CEO of mental health authority say Bexar County really needs a diversion center

by Diego Medel February 7, 2026February 9, 2026

Sheriff Javier Salazar and Center for Health Care Services CEO and President Jelynne Leblanc-Jamison sat down with San Antonio Report this week to discuss how a diversion center could alievate pressures on the jail.

San Antonio officials look to swap jail time for treatment

by Diego Medel January 22, 2026January 23, 2026

Bexar County’s mental health authority cuts staff, some services

by Josh Archote September 21, 2025September 22, 2025

Business & Development

As measles spreads, federal funding cuts force Metro Health to halt vaccine clinics

by Shari Biediger April 11, 2025

Zachary Bullard, a trainer for Bexar County's Center for Health Care Services calls on attendees during a de-escalation training.

Where I Work: Center for Health Care Services

by Zachary Bullard July 29, 2024

Sinclair Ceasar III at one of his favorite spots, a place he refers to as his second office, Extra Fine on E Mistletoe Avenue.

Mental health ‘first aid’ gains momentum in San Antonio among workers, congregations and students

by Iris Dimmick February 6, 2024February 7, 2024

A patient displays his Suboxone prescription. Suboxone is a medicine that contains buprenorphine and naloxone, to treat his substance use disorder.

Life-saving medication for opioid use disorder out of reach for too many

by Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje July 11, 2023

Bexar County Commissioner Grant Moody, left, and Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar participate in a press conference outlining the Jail Based Competency Restoration pilot program if approved by the court.

New jail program would help mentally ill inmates get well enough to stand trial

by Iris Dimmick April 3, 2023April 4, 2023

Youth mental health experts participate in the panel discussion 'Crisis and Opportunity: Youth Mental Health in Bexar County' at Clarity Child Guidance Center on Tuesday.

‘You don’t have to be a counselor’ to impact youth mental health

by Iris Dimmick March 7, 2023March 8, 2023

Anyone in the United States battling mental health or substance abuse concerns can now call 988, a new crisis hotline that will connect callers to professionals. Bexar County does not have a crisis center to callers here will be directed to resources around the state.

Here’s why Texas is ‘behind the curve’ on rollout of new 988 national crisis hotline

by Iris Dimmick July 20, 2022July 20, 2022