Edwards tells Senate panel about CIT program

  • SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.
    SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

    Burleson County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) has become a model for other Texas counties looking for ways to divert those needing mental health assistance away from the criminal justice system.

    Shawn Edwards of the Burleson Health Resource Center(BHRC)got a chance to share his expertise on Tuesday, July 7, when he was invited by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst to address the Texas Senate’s Health and…