As part of a multi-edition effort to highlight compelling, fair, and informative local television news reporting, here is a must-watch segment on the City of Austin’s effort to greenlight the first trauma recovery center in Texas:
- For Austin’s NBC affiliate, Brianna Hollis reported that “more resources are on the way for violent crime victims in Texas [as] the City of Austin moved forward with funding the state’s first Trauma Recovery Center,” a “one-stop shop to provide things like free mental health services and help navigating the justice system.” Hollis also reported Austin city leaders were encouraged by data from states like California where people who used a trauma recovery center’s resources returned back to work at a 56% higher rate than those who did not.
Related: As Safer Cities noted earlier this year, Austin budgeted $1,000,000 to launch a Trauma Recovery Center. Yet, in order to make the center a reality, the city needed Travis County to share the funding load. Last week, county commissioners unanimously approved the resources needed for the trauma recovery center.