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KOIN News Feature –
Webinar: Portland’s Behavioral Health Crisis: Seeking Solutions
When: Sep 18, 2023 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
“The city we love is crying for help. We have neighbors living unsheltered on our streets, many suffering untreated from mental illness and others seeking escape from their desperate situation through life threatening drugs. Despite hundreds of millions of federal, state, and local taxes available, we seem to be making no progress in solving the problem. People continue to suffer and die, and Portland’s precious quality of life and economic vitality hang in the balance.
Portlanders are searching for solutions. We see the problems on Portland streets every day, but answers lie far beyond the borders of the Rose City. County, metro, state and federal laws and budgets must be navigated if we are to arrive at solutions to our behavioral health crisis.
This challenge cannot be solved solely by our elected leaders. It will take all of us working together with our leaders to bring our city back.”
Forum Panelists:
- —Dr. George Keepers, Carruthers Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at OHSU
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
- Multnomah County Commissioner Dr. Sharon Meieran
- Metro President Lynn Peterson
- Oregon Representative and Chair of the Housing and Homeless Committee Dr. Maxine Dexter
- Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber
Each leader was asked define the problem, explain their role (county, city, etc.) in addressing the problem, and propose solutions in collaboration with other leaders.
Sponsors:
Neighbors West Northwest
Downtown Neighborhood Association
Pearl District Neighborhood Association
Old Town Community Association
Goose Hollow Neighborhood Association
Northwest District Association
Southwest Hills Residential League
Revitalize Portland Coalition