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Statewide deflection pilots show early connections to services; funding decisions leave some pilots at risk
Summary
The Criminal Justice Commission and county programs described a rapid statewide rollout of behavioral health deflection programs, early engagement successes in Washington and Marion counties, and concerns about future funding—Marion County's Restore Court pilot will be shuttered because next-biennium allocations are insufficient.
The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission and county partners told the House Interim Committee on Behavioral Health that deflection programs—intended to connect people away from the criminal justice system into treatment—are now operating in many counties with varied designs and early measures of success.
Ryan Keck, interim director of the Criminal Justice Commission, said the state stood up deflection programs after House Bill 4,002 and produced a best-practices report with OHSU and PSU. He described a rapid, staged…
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