As a part of Williamson County in Texas, the Sheriff's Office is responsible for the protection and safety of citizens and visitors. It offers street patrolling, crime investigation and jail maintenance services. The office is also responsible for animal control, law enforcement, legal assistance and maintaining criminal records. It provides various programs that focus on crime prevention, drug education, and safety and security for senior citizens. The Sheriff's Office also responds to 911 and nonemergency calls, as well as offers crisis intervention, mental health care, first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation services. Its narcotics unit is responsible for the investigation and suppression of narcotics activities through surveillance, undercover operations, and information gathering and analysis.
The Providence Service Corporation of Texas is a division of the Providence Service Corporation, a network of providers that includes more than 37,000 clients served from approximately 205 locations in more than 30 states. The PSC of Texas is licensed as a home health care provider and a child-placing agency by the state of Texas. The company offers services for adjudicated youth under contracts held with a number of county juvenile probation departments. It has created an integrated system of care that encourages clients and families to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. Every effort is made to provide services to clients in the least restrictive community-based setting available to achieve treatment goals. It also offers individual, group and family therapy; substance abuse treatment; and intensive home-based and school-based services. The Providence Service Corporation of Texas is located in Austin, Texas.
