Clatsop County’s deflection team includes representatives ... Hanthorn said that model presented certain limitations. “What law enforcement was finding is that they’re having a lot of ...

A Marion County program offering treatment counseling options instead of handcuffs was the centerpiece of a conference that brought together law enforcement officers, county officials and ...

Deputy/social worker co-response model at work at the Door County Sheriff’s Office Kyanna Francour is not a cop and she doesn ...

So the thing to keep in mind about deflection is these programs can be varying lengths. And at this point with the law just starting in September, really, you’re having the first group of ...

Lawmakers gave counties the option — and funding — to develop voluntary deflection programs that steer willing drug users into treatment and other services and away from jail. The law gives ...

Recent changes to Clatsop County’s deflection program are helping open the door for more people to access treatment. The program, not quite 6 months old, is a response to House Bill 4002 ...