Establishes the Office of Youth Health and Safety to improve the juvenile justice system.

The bill creates the Office of Youth Health and Safety within the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The office aims to promote trauma-responsive and culturally informed services for children engaging in delinquent conduct. It seeks to close all post-adjudication secure correctional facilities, significantly reduce the population of children in these facilities, establish infrastructure for alternative services, and end racial and disability disparities in the juvenile justice system.

Establishes the Office of Youth Health and Safety to improve the juvenile justice system.

The bill creates the Office of Youth Health and Safety within the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The office aims to promote trauma-responsive and culturally informed services for children engaging in delinquent conduct. It seeks to close all post-adjudication secure correctional facilities, significantly reduce the population of children in these facilities, establish infrastructure for alternative services, and end racial and disability disparities in the juvenile justice system.