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New Directions tells Baker County leaders of spike in suicides; agency outlines crisis and recovery services
Summary
New Directions representatives told commissioners the county has recorded 19 suicides in the past 23 months — the highest per capita in Oregon — and described mobile crisis response, recovery center and training plans while reviewing program finances shared with the county.
Baker City — Behavioral‑health partner New Directions told the Baker County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 3 that suicide rates in the county have risen sharply and that most recent decedents were not previously engaged with agency services.
"We have 19 in our county, which is the highest in the state of Oregon, per capita," Kelly Wright, director of community‑based services at New Directions, said at the commission meeting, adding the figure covers roughly a 23‑month span. Wright described New Directions’ mobile crisis rapid‑response team that partners with law enforcement in…
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