Street Response to patrol larger area of Southeast Portland April 07 2021
Portland Street Response has responded to a total of 58 calls for service since it was launched in mid-February.
An unarmed force will begin patrolling a larger swath of Portland in order to offer a non-police response to calls regarding homelessness and mental health crises.
After its mid-February launch in the Lents neighborhood, the $4.8 million Portland Street Response pilot program announced it expanded its coverage area on April 1. After our first month in service we were able to see areas where we can increase our call load, said Program Manager Robyn Burek.
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Feb 17, 2021
The pilot for Portland Street Response (PSR), an innovative non-police response to assist people experiencing houselessness or a behavioral/mental health crisis, hit the streets for the first time on Tuesday, February 16th. Beginning at 10 a.m., the team will started taking calls dispatched from 911 to offer an alternative to police for people suffering mental and behavioral health challenges.
The team includes a program manager, a firefighter/paramedic, a mental health crisis clinician, and two community health workers. Each team member trained for the past month to prepare for calls. The team has been walking the Lents neighborhood, the pilot location, to introduce themselves to business owners and community members and to explain how they will aid Lents neighbors in crisis.
Feb 17, 2021
The pilot for Portland Street Response (PSR), an innovative non-police response to assist people experiencing houselessness or a behavioral/mental health crisis, hit the streets for the first time on Tuesday, February 16th. Beginning at 10 a.m., the team will started taking calls dispatched from 911 to offer an alternative to police for people suffering mental and behavioral health challenges.
The team includes a program manager, a firefighter/paramedic, a mental health crisis clinician, and two community health workers. Each team member trained for the past month to prepare for calls. The team has been walking the Lents neighborhood, the pilot location, to introduce themselves to business owners and community members and to explain how they will aid Lents neighbors in crisis.
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