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# Mental Health Emergency
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/decibel-securing-your-vote-bipphe/extras/mental-health-emergency-btleof/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:06:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T19:19:13.000Z
- Description: A new facility in Austin is helping those facing a mental health emergency.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Decibel: Securing Your Vote, #ZZZ_Show_167e9b95-93e6-43d7-be23-0561107e33c4, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_dc7a440b-40a9-4cde-ae79-04c77465e4d2, #movie-extra

In the past, when officers respond to a call where someone is suffering from a mental health crisis, their options have been limited--either take the person to an ER, or jail. But a new center in South Austin is helping people get the help they need--and make sure that help extends past the emergency.