BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Brazos County Commissioners are anticipated to take the subsequent step in bringing a veterans courtroom and psychological well being courtroom to Brazos County.
Brazos County Commissioners will meet tomorrow morning to doubtlessly create a committee which might consider the necessity for a veteran’s remedy county and/or psychological well being courtroom. A veterans courtroom would tackle the particular wants of veterans fighting PTSD and substance abuse who discover themselves on the fallacious aspect of the legislation whereas a psychological well being courtroom will tackle the rising psychological well being wants of these within the county, Brazos County Judge Duane Peters stated. General Bentley Nettles will function chairman of the committee.
Brazos County Precinct 2 Commissioner, Chuck Konderla, stated the courtroom needs the committee to maneuver shortly to judge what’s the most effective “product” for native veterans and those that are in want of psychological well being care.
“Not necessarily that we would combine those unless the committee finds that’s the best way to do it, but making the best product for those who are in our county who deserve special consideration when faced with legal challenges,” Konderla stated.
Nettles is an lawyer and a retired common with a purple coronary heart. Commissioners have eyed each a veteran and psychological well being courtroom for some time and Peters stated he’s assured that Nettles will be capable to help them in creating the committee.
“It has the people that are going to be involved in a veterans court if it’s created,” Peters stated. “Judge, prosecutor, adult probation, and of course veterans and a couple of others who need to be on that committee to make that decision and bring it back to the commissioners.”
Konderla stated the committee will study if the courtroom might doubtlessly redefine the place somebody is at in life and put them on a straight course.
“This is beyond politics, this isn’t a quick thing to claim credit, this is putting together the correct people to form a committee to identify what that product or products might look like and give the best product or products to Brazos County,” Konderla stated.
With a big veteran inhabitants in Brazos County and the Brazos Valley, Brazos County Precinct 1 Commissioner Steve Aldrich stated he is able to take that subsequent step.
“Anybody who is willing to write a check that says payable with my life on my behalf and the behalf of our country, if there is something that we need to do to meet their needs for having met our need then we need to do it,” stated Aldrich.
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peters stated he’s seen a rise in psychological health-related circumstances.
“I think in the jail they certainly have several times more civilians, non-military who are dealing with mental issues,” Peters stated.
Aldrich stated for the reason that state of Texas doesn’t have many psychological well being amenities, inpatient psychological well being care typically falls on the county jails.
“I think there’s a whole lot of underlining issues, problems exacerbated by COVID and we need to be there to help people with those things,” Aldrich stated.
Once the committee is fashioned it nonetheless could also be a while till both specialty courtroom makes its option to Brazos County, Peters stated.
“We need to take a look at both and then get some direction on what makes the most sense and how can we locally help that whole situation,” Peters stated.
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