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Bill would have OSU Extension convene community behavioral-health planning across Oregon
Summary
Supporters told the Senate health committee that Senate Bill 920 would direct Oregon State University Extension to lead a behavioral health promotion project using community conversations and local committees, building on existing Coast-to-Forest and Agri-Stress work in rural counties; multiple local officials and legislators testified in favor.
Senate Bill 920 would direct the Oregon State University Extension Service to administer a behavioral health promotion project that convenes local committees, develops local behavioral-health promotion plans, and facilitates community conversations about mental health and substance use, proponents said April 24.
Dusty (Dustin) Linnell, an OSU associate professor of practice with the extension family and community health program, described the program’s community-conversation model: multi-session convenings that review local health data, map the local behavioral-health system from prevention through recovery, identify strengths and gaps, and…
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