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Deschutes County accepts $311,908 state grant for behavioral health deflection program
Summary
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 15 to accept $311,908 awarded by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to expand a program that diverts people with behavioral health and substance-use disorders from the criminal justice system into community treatment.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 15 voted unanimously to accept $311,908 in grant funding from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to support the county’s Behavioral Health Deflection Program. The award was made official by a motion to accept Document No. 2025‑989, which passed with Commissioners Chang and Adair and the chair voting yes.
The grant will fund internal staff positions and payments to two local partner organizations that help divert people with substance‑use or behavioral health disorders away from arrest and into community‑based treatment, county staff said. Jeff…
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