This month, the White House introduced a model law aimed at encouraging first responders to use “deflection,” an approach that steers people with those problems into treatment instead of ...

Benton County is gearing up to launch its deflection program, which will follow an officer intervention model inspired by Marion County's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program.

Hanthorn said that model presented certain limitations. “What law enforcement was finding is that they’re having a lot of contact with people, but they weren’t solely just the possession of ...

The deflection program in Lane County will utilize a law enforcement-assisted diversion model to connect people to treatment instead of cycling them through the criminal justice system. Police ...

Lane County’s deflection program will largely draw from Marion County’s model. It is estimated to be operational on Oct. 1. Until then, the district attorney's office will offer diversions for ...

Deflection programs expected to be implemented by ... The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion model — which has been in effect in Marion County for eight years — is the type of program most ...

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Portland Police Commander Brian Hughes and Heather Mirasol, Director of the Behavioral Health Division for Multnomah County, join us to talk about what the deflection program looks like so far ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County’s Southeast Portland deflection center is set to gain 13 new sobering stations on April 28. On Wednesday, county officials announced that 24-hour beds ...

Additionally, law enforcement can only offer deflection from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday and Monday for the holiday weekend before officers shift to a schedule of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through ...