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April 23, 2021
Leaders from the County’s Behavioral Health Division briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the Mobile Crisis Program Tuesday, April 20, outlining the full scope of crisis services available to Multnomah County residents.
Mobile crisis services play a key role in emergency situations that don’t require law enforcement, fire or ambulance services. The COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, criminal justice reform, and other crises have underscored the need for easy access to mental health services, experts told the Board Tuesday.
The death last Friday of Robert Delgado underscores that need. Delgado, a resident experiencing homelessness who lived with mental illness, was shot during an encounter with Portland Police. His death has amplified calls for a new approach to responding to 9-1-1 calls that may have a mental health component.
Multnomah County declares racism a public health crisis April 08 2021
The declaration is a signal of the elected commission s policy and investment priorities as it prepares a $3 billion budget.
Racism is now officially a public health crisis in Multnomah County.
County commissioners unanimously approved the declaration Thursday, March 8 a signal of the board s priorities for policy and spending as Chair Deborah Kafoury prepares to release her $3 billion executive budget plan on April 22. The disparities in social conditions that different communities face are stark, egregious and persistent. But they are not intractable or inevitable, said Kafoury during the virtual meeting. I m eager to dive into the next steps ahead of us, she said, especially as we design our COVID-19 recovery strategy.