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Deschutes County to apply for state behavioral health deflection grant; phase 1 worth about $311,000
Summary
The Board authorized applying for the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission behavioral health deflection grant to expand a jail-based program that diverts people with substance use disorders into treatment. Staff said phase 1 funding is roughly $311,000; phase 2 allocation is not yet known.
Deschutes County commissioners voted Aug. 13 to authorize submission of an application to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the Behavioral Health Deflection Grant Program, a two‑phase state grant intended to expand diversion of people with substance use disorders from jail into treatment.
County and sheriff’s office officials told the board the program is already operating at the county jail and would expand with grant funds. “We have currently 30 people already enrolled in our program and about 22 people who’ve already successfully…
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