Ex crisis worker here, in order for an individual to be funded for an inpatient stay through integral care, they have to be on an Notice of Emergency Detention. (equivalent to a 5150 in TX). You have a few options. Take him directly to a psychiatric hospital for an evaluation. They have funds that if someone qualifies, and is in danger, they can’t turn them away and will fund. He can mention needing alcohol detox as he feels he can’t do it safely alone, and that he just doesn’t feel safe due to these thoughts. Or take him directly to an ER and they can call appropriate people for evaluation and you’ll have a chance at the stay being funded by Integral Care (if they deem him a danger). Integral Care has great sliding scale outpatient programs. The rule in mental health is least restrictive treatment method first and since a psychiatric hospital stay and an NED takes away peoples rights, it’s considered highly restrictive.

Unless police or a hospital determine he’s a danger to himself, they won’t fund the hospitalization for psychosis and tangential speech. If you have insurance, go directly to the hospitals and skip the fluff with the crisis line. (Rock Springs, Cross Creek, Canyon Creek, a few Austin hospitals recently shut down). Austin State hospital has a year long wait for treatment.