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Guided by analyses from the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute and Bexar County, the initiative targets high users of emergency rooms, jails, and inpatient services by building an integrated system of care. With seed funding from Methodist Healthcare Ministries and a $5 million annual model requiring local hospital matching, STCC uses shared information, centralized dispatch coordination via MEDCOM, and program tracks including law enforcement navigation, intensive care coordination (PICC), SMART co-response, and expanded Psychiatric Emergency Services for faster, safer transfers.",{"@graph":63,"@context":118},[64,80,101],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":51,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/general/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/san-antonio-leverages-regional-advisory-council-to-strengthen-behavioral-health-crisis-response-stcc-programs/245306/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/san-antonio-leverages-regional-advisory-council-to-strengthen-behavioral-health-crisis-response-stcc-programs/245306.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Seraphina","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-21","2026-09-12",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":76},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",{"@type":102,"mainEntity":103},"FAQPage",[104,110,114],{"name":105,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":107},"What prompted STRAC to create the STCC in Bexar County?","Question",{"text":108,"@type":109},"Research in 2016 identified a need to develop services for the highest users of emergency rooms, jails, crisis and inpatient services, highlighting gaps in integrated crisis care and the burden on hospitals.","Answer",{"name":111,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":112},"How does MEDCOM improve handling of mental health crisis calls?",{"text":113,"@type":109},"MEDCOM is added to emergency calls on the police dispatch system when a mental health component is confirmed, helping officers decide where to take a person in crisis and enabling hospital coordination based on capacity.",{"name":115,"@type":106,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What programs does the STCC offer beyond dispatch coordination?",{"text":117,"@type":109},"STCC includes law enforcement navigation, intensive care coordination (PICC) for frequent emergency detention orders, SMART for mental health co-response to 911 calls, and expanded Psychiatric Emergency Services that enable quicker transfers to staffed psychiatric beds.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},245306,1789227316,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":50,"category_name":51,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":76,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":76,"language":135,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":136,"faqs":137,"seo_title":138,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":125,"read_time":9},962075114101,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/e000253a75eb197efd?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1780044092746381165","San Antonio Leverages Regional Advisory Council to Strengthen Behavioral Health Crisis Response  \nThe Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) is improving how people in crisis in Bexar County receive services through a collabora􀆟ve dedicated to mental health crisis response.  \nSTRAC established the Southwest Texas Crisis Collabora􀆟ve (STCC) a􀅌er research conducted in 2016 indicated the need to develop services for the highest users of emergency rooms, jails, crisis and inpa􀆟ent services.  \nLed by Eric Epley, a tenured emergency management professional with decades of public safety response experience, the collabora􀆟ve uses data to drive decision making and collabora􀆟on.  \nAnalyses by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Ins􀆟tute and Bexar County drove the development of the STCC. The analyses uncovered a need for an integrated crisis system of care and called for funding to alleviate the burden on hospitals that were receiving people on emergency deten􀆟ons. Analyses also showed the need for providing a safety net for people cycling between emergency rooms, jails, and crisis and inpa􀆟ent services.  \nMethodist Healthcare Ministries provided the seed money to start the STCC and agreed to give $5 million per year for programming. But there was one catch: local hospitals were required to make a $5 million match. Once again, data validated the need for an integrated crisis system and showed value to hospital stakeholders. A􀅌er the hospitals agreed to finance the project, the collabora􀆟ve formed an organized health care arrangement allowing it and hospitals topar􀆟cipate in a joint ini􀆟a􀆟ve and share informa􀆟on.  \nInnovation  \n\n| What is a Regional Advisory Council? |\n| --- |\n| Texas is made up of many Regional Advisory Councils, or RACs. Each of the 22 RACs in Texas is tasked with developing, implementing and monitoring a regional emergency medical service trauma system plan. Stakeholders for these regional councils are comprised of healthcare entities and other concerned citizens with an interest in improving and organizing trauma care.\u003Cbr>Bexar County is part of the largest RAC in the state, the Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma, which covers 22 counties, 71 EMS agencies and 74 hospitals. |\n\nToday, there are many programs under the STCC that demonstrate the spirit of innova􀆟on in Bexar County’s emergency mental health response efforts.  \nLaw Enforcement Navigation Programs  \nWhen a medical emergency happens, someone calls 911 and emergency response is dispatched to the scene. Depending on a person’s condi􀆟on, they may be transported to a nearby hospital for addi􀆟onal care. If the hospital doesn’t have capacity in its emergency room, EMS personnel will direct people to another hospital.  \nEpley proposed the same process for mental health crisis. Without knowing the availability of a psychiatric bed for people under emergency deten􀆟on orders, officers didn’t know which hospital could accept a person in crisis.  \nThat is why the STCC adopted MEDCOM, an exis􀆟ng centralized communica􀆟on and coordina􀆟on hub for helicopter air traffic. MEDCOM is added to emergency calls for service on the police dispatch system when there is a mental health component. If the dispatcher confirms an emergency deten􀆟on is needed, MEDCOM helps the police officer decide where to take the person in crisis when they don’t require medical aten􀆟on.  \nA􀅌er implemen􀆟ng coordina􀆟on with MEDCOM, hospitals that serve Bexar County residents saved $3 million annually on ambulance costs alone. This approach also saved 􀆟me for law enforcement who directly drop off a pa􀆟ent for psychiatric  \ncare and return to the field without wai􀆟ng for medical  \nclearance. Local judges now refer to MEDCOM for mental health warrant placements rather than assigning aspecific hospital which may or may not have the capacity to serve a mental health pa􀆟ent.  \nResponse Programs  \nMany STRAC analyses have focused on high u􀆟lizers of the community’s behavioral health and homeless se","cbCaisYPd1syBgKh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisYPd1syBgKh","pdf",477549,"English","# Overview\n## Regional advisory council approach\n# STCC programs in practice\n## Law enforcement navigation programs\n## Response programs\n## Support programs\n# Key resources","[{\"question\":\"What prompted STRAC to create the STCC in Bexar County?\",\"answer\":\"Research in 2016 identified a need to develop services for the highest users of emergency rooms, jails, crisis and inpatient services, highlighting gaps in integrated crisis care and the burden on hospitals.\"},{\"question\":\"How does MEDCOM improve handling of mental health crisis calls?\",\"answer\":\"MEDCOM is added to emergency calls on the police dispatch system when a mental health component is confirmed, helping officers decide where to take a person in crisis and enabling hospital coordination based on capacity.\"},{\"question\":\"What programs does the STCC offer beyond dispatch coordination?\",\"answer\":\"STCC includes law enforcement navigation, intensive care coordination (PICC) for frequent emergency detention orders, SMART for mental health co-response to 911 calls, and expanded Psychiatric Emergency Services that enable quicker transfers to staffed psychiatric beds.\"}]","San Antonio Leverages Regional Advisory Council to Strengthen Behavioral Health Crisis Response - STCC Programs | PDF"]