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Deschutes County accepts OHA expansion for veteran peer support; funds 18‑month case manager position
Summary
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted to accept an Oregon Health Authority grant that expands veteran behavioral health peer services and to add a limited‑duration 1.0 FTE behavioral health specialist I to support the work.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 27 authorized acceptance of an expansion to the county’s veteran behavioral health peer support grant from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and approved adding a limited‑duration full‑time behavioral health specialist I to the county payroll.
Kristen, a county program staff member who presented the request, told the board the county’s veteran peer support specialist has exceeded the original grant deliverables and is carrying a caseload far above expectations. “She has made contact with over a 100 veterans in our community and has sustained interactions with 76 individuals throughout the…
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