Portland Street Response
WEBDec 15, 2022 · Portland Street Response assists people experiencing mental health and behavioral health crises. The program is currently responding citywide and you can request our service by calling 911.
Portland Street Response Frequently Asked Questions
WEBApr 1, 2021 · The goal of Portland Street Response is to update our first responder system by providing an additional compassionate first response option when 911 is called on someone experiencing low-acuity behavioral health issues, not to solve homelessness.
The History of Portland Street Response
WEBMar 24, 2022 · From an idea, to an advocacy campaign, to a single team in Lents, to citywide expansion, this is the story of Portland Street Response - our newest unarmed 911 response within Portland Fire & Rescue which "assists people experiencing non-life-threatening mental health and behavioral health issues."
Portland Street Response – a campaign by Street Roots Advocacy
WEBOPB: Portland Street Response expands citywide with new answer for mental health, addiction-related 911 calls; Willamette Week: Portland Street Response Expands Citywide, With 24/7 Service Still on Hold; Portland Mercury: Portland Street Response Begins Citywide Coverage
Portland Street Response, despite successes, faces an uncertain …
WEBJun 27, 2023 · Portland Street Response, which sends unarmed employees to 911 calls related to people having behavioral health crises outside, has kept thousands of Portlanders out of jail and away from...
Portland Street Response logs successes as it prepares to serve …
WEBDec 19, 2022 · Early next year, Portland Street Response is set to begin 24/7 operations across the city. It’s the next step for a program that has come a long way in a short amount of time, growing from a...
Portland Street Response Program Evaluation
WEBPortland Street Response Program Evaluation Overview: The PSR evaluation examines the overall effectiveness of the Portland Street Response (PSR) program, provides suggestions for program refinement and adaptation, and provides recommendations for sustaining and institutionalizing PSR as a permanent and …
Report highlights what’s working and what’s not inside Portland Street ...
WEBJul 11, 2023 · Portland Street Response (PSR) started as a pilot program two years ago. The idea, which came from a long standing program in Eugene, is that when people are having nonviolent crises on the...
Believe Our Stories and Listen – Portland Street Response
WEBOct 19, 2019 · On September 19, 2019, the Portland Street Response Community Outreach workgroup released “Believe Our Stories & Listen,” a report from surveying 184 people experiencing homelessness to inform the design of the Portland Street Response.
Portland Street Response’s future hangs in balance: ‘I feel like it’s ...
WEBJun 23, 2023 · For two years, the program bucked the public safety status quo by sending mental health workers and EMTs in place of armed police to trouble spots on the street. It responded to nearly 7,400...
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