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Clinicians, parents urge Multnomah County to reverse proposed cuts to school‑based mental health
Summary
At a Multnomah County Board meeting, school‑based clinicians and partners urged commissioners to restore proposed budget cuts that would eliminate the county's school‑based mental health program, warning the removal would leave uninsured and high‑risk youth without timely care.
At a Multnomah County Board of Commissioners meeting, clinicians and school health staff urged the board to reverse a proposal to eliminate the county's school‑based mental health services program.
Francis Flores Tapia, a clinician who identified herself as a clinician for the county's school‑based mental health program, told the board the proposal was “confusing and shocking” given the county's stated commitment to community mental health and recent recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. She described the range of crisis work the program handles: screening for suicide risk, intervening for…
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