Faced with a crisis, City of San Antonio officials are working on a solution to support people during a mental health crisis.

In KSAT’s “Crisis in Question” series, our team is taking a closer look at the different kinds of crisis response in San Antonio and Denver.

SA CORE is a co-responder team, meaning police officers are a part of our crisis response equation. That can often be a point of criticism.

Thousands of mental health calls are made to 911 in San Antonio each year. KSAT is taking a closer look at the effectiveness of the city’s crisis response team.

After a heavily-lauded start, city leaders were quick to clamor for a rapid expansion of the SA CORE program. The three-member teams already provide citywide coverage, and around-the-clock coverage is a little more than a month away.

SAPD is considering adding a new option -- mental health -- for 911 calls.

Expanding a popular mental health team, creating a fund to help cover travel to out-of-state abortion clinics, and giving more money for Animal Care Services were among the most high-profile changes council members discussed making to the budget - largely favorably.