The additional beds represent a sliver of what’s needed following a years-long effort to try to replace Central City Concern’s Sobering Station that abruptly closed in December 2019 following dozens of accounts of people harming themselves in isolation cells.
Portland city officials, healthcare providers consider broader replacement for shuttered Sobering Station
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021 A stand-alone sobering station is not a model to use going forward,” said Bob Day, a retired Portland deputy police chief who worked from February through December in the mayor’s office as a consultant on the issue. “The level of care needs a different format than just a cement room where they can sleep it off.
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Early discussions to replace Central City Concern’s shuttered Sobering Station are focusing on broadening the mission to not only help people suffering from alcohol intoxication but also those with acute drug addiction and mental illness and then working to connect all of them to the most effective treatment.