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Parents, clinicians and advocates urge Multnomah County to preserve school‑based mental health and STI clinic services
Summary
Multiple public commenters told the Board that proposed cuts to Multnomah County Public Health and school‑based mental health could end services for vulnerable youth; an HIV services planning council leader warned cuts to the STI clinic would increase long‑term costs and health disparities.
A string of public commenters at Thursday’s Multnomah County Board meeting urged commissioners to preserve funding for school‑based mental health clinicians and to avoid cuts to the county STI clinic, which a local HIV planner said is a critical element of prevention and continuity of care.
Erica Larson, a clinician who identified herself as working for the Multnomah County School‑Based Mental Health Program, described services for children in bilingual elementary schools and urged commissioners to "prioritize the Multnomah County School‑Based Mental Health Program." Larson described providing culturally specific…
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