Clatsop County deflection program offers 12-week treatment alternative to prosecution
Clatsop County's Deflection Program pairs officers with clinicians who offer eligible residents a 12-week treatment pathway; officials say 138 people have been offered the program to date, with 83 enrolling and 36 graduates.
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Jen Benoit, host of PodClatsop, spoke with Christina Schultz, Clatsop County Deflection Program coordinator, and Isaiah O'Neil, a clinician with Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, about how the county diverts some possession cases into treatment rather than prosecution.
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