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In July, Sam Houston State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine will launch a new psychiatry residency program, a specialty that COM Dean Dr. Thomas Mohr said is “desperately needed.”

Quote of note: “While our medical school is really created to help expand access to primary care ... even though it is not primary care, psychiatry is massively underserved,” Mohr said.

Diving in deeper: The new residency is a partnership between the college, Huntsville Memorial Hospital and Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare, which serves Montgomery, Walker and Liberty counties. The four-year program will accept four residents per year, and hit capacity at 16 residents.

Some context: In Montgomery County, the number of psychiatrists per 100,000 people is 7.4, while that figure is 2.6 and 2.2 in Walker and Liberty counties, respectively, according to the Texas Health Professions Resource Center.

A new family daycare center, Happy Days Childcare, has officially opened its doors in Tomball, owner Alexis Lloyd confirmed.

Two-minute impact: According to its website, Happy Days Childcare focuses on not only watching children but also maintaining and developing key life skills, including but not limited to:

• Cognitive learning

• Social & emotional development

• Speech & language development

• Fine and gross motor skill development

The daycare is open Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is currently accepting enrollment for children from infants to pre-K.

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Montgomery County commissioners discussed the status of funding for additional law enforcement for mass gatherings in June and July such as FIFA and Fourth of July events during a June 25 Commissioners Court meeting.

What happened: Several large-scale events are planned in the county for July 4, including the South County Fourth of July Parade. Jason Millsaps, executive director of emergency management in the county, said that as of today during the first pay period in June, the county spent approximately $12,500 of up to $50,000 budgeted for extra law enforcement. He said based on scaling back and pushing through the next two pay periods, he doesn’t anticipate exceeding this amount, so he will not be asking for additional funding.

What else: Commissioners also presented a proclamation announcing June 25 as Jordan Dalton Day. Dalton was recognized for his heroism that saved his mother’s life, according to the proclamation.

Want to learn more about what Community Impact covered last week? Take a look at these five trending stories from June 22-26.

1. Cy-Fair EMS sees 91% increase in calls from assisted living communities

2. New Japanese bookstore to open in Rice Village

3. 7 businesses now open in Sugar Land, Missouri City

4. Conroe ISD reviews impact of new cellphone policy

5. Houston Shock Volleyball relocates to Spring Cypress Road in Tomball