How Clatsop County's deflection program works: warm handoffs, two referral paths and a 12-week engagement
Officials describe two pathways into the county's 12-week deflection program, clinician warm handoffs at the scene, intake procedures and the program's minimum outpatient requirement.
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Christina Schultz said Clatsop County uses two distinct referral routes into deflection: an on-scene offer when a resident is found in possession of a controlled substance, and a referral pathway for known substance users from law enforcement, parole and probation or Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare.
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