Tag: Oregon

Oregon Behavioral Health Budget Cut Proposal Discussion with Stakeholders

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UDPATE (Tuesday, May 12th, 2020) per Brandy Hemsley, Director of the State of Oregon, Office of Consumer Activities: Today the list of proposed reductions was posted on the OHA website. See: Agency Reduction Options 2019-2021 (PDF format spreadsheet) URL: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/Budget/Agency-Reduction-Options-2019-21.pdf This spreadsheet has details about the proposed cuts and some info about the expected impacts. Since the meeting yesterday afternoon, …

Peer Support and CCBHCs: What Where How?

Oregon map of Certified Behavioral Health Clinics

CCBHCs are Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics where people can go to receive peer support and other services. Oregon was one of 8 states chosen for this federal demonstration project after a year of hard work planning and screening sites in 2016. As of April 2017, these sites are supposed to be operational with funding up to 24 months (2 …