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Local providers describe new deflection program and Seaside housing conversion, programed to launch in September
Summary
County behavioral-health staff outlined a new "deflection" program offering alternatives to arrest for some low-level offenses, plans to hire a drug-and-alcohol clinician, use contingency management, and place clients into supportive and workforce housing created by the Coordinated Care Organization's Seaside Red Lion purchase.
Amy Baker, a county provider, told the Clatsop County Health Systems Advisory Committee that the county is designing a deflection program in partnership with the sheriff’s office, probation and parole, the courts, the VA and other law‑enforcement partners to give some people the choice of treatment instead of arrest.
"Deflection is new to Oregon, but it's not new to the country," Baker said, and added the county will hire a drug‑and‑alcohol clinician to support the effort. She said the program will offer participants access to the county’s full suite of services — housing support, supported…
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