Mental Health department expands outreach and street psychiatry, stresses capacity limits in jail and inpatient care Mental health officials described expanded mobile outreach (street psychiatry), high volumes in jail mental-health contacts and crisis responses, grant-funded criminal-justice collaborations and caution about potential federal funding cuts that could affect services.

Albany County's Mental Health Department is making strides in crisis intervention, serving hundreds and expanding outreach programs to tackle severe behavioral health needs.

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