Partners consider Sequential Intercept Mapping to strengthen jail diversion

Mar 14, 2026

County partners discussed running a GOBI Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop to identify pre-booking and civil-commitment diversion opportunities, but participants emphasized the need for a local owner to ensure follow-up on the report's action items.

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Angela and other community partners described Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) as a way to map points where the system can intervene to divert people with serious mental illness from jail. The SIM workshop—provided free by Greater Oregon Behavioral Health (GOBI)—brings together defense attorneys, the DA’s office, hospitals, jail staff and community services for a full-day mapping exercise.

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