Not every crisis is a crime Endorse our plan for a new system of first responders – teams of firefighter-EMTs and peer support specialists with training in de-escalation who can respond with compassion to 911 calls about people struggling with homelessne ...
22 Mar 2019 - Street Roots
Street Roots takes a deep look at ways the region could feasibly, quickly and effectively address the crises on our streets in a compassionate and responsive way Costly police resources are dispatched again and again to handle low-priority calls for servi ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
Portland knows its response to street homelessness is inadequate, but does it know how to fix it? Portland knows it has a problem: Every day, costly police resources are dispatched again and again to handle low-priority calls for service involving people ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
These are the teams that address concerns and complaints related to people experiencing homelessness These are the teams called upon to solve public safety concerns and medical issues that arise among people experiencing homelessness in Portland. These te ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
Street Roots lays out a feasible plan for the future of crisis and nuisance intervention in public spaces With input from various public officials and agencies, as well as from Street Roots’ position as an organization that works with people experiencing ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
Portland Fire & Rescue's CHAT program could be a starting point for developing a new model Of the programs described in this special report, only one has indicated interest in taking on the task of becoming a street response team similar to Eugen ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
DIRECTOR’S DESK | Learning from Eugene's CAHOOTS program, Portland must make it clear that a non-police response is available Just under three hours south by train and I was in Eugene, there to witness their mobile crisis support program, CAHOOTS. I ...
15 Mar 2019 - Kaia Sand
Youths are taught that the dynamics of a coercive relationship emerge slowly after a power imbalance is established Many youths caught up in the deceptive world of sex trafficking might not even realize it, said Emmy Ritter, executive director of Raphael ...
15 Mar 2019 - Libby Dowsett
New Day Program offers one-stop services for youths in Multnomah County Social service professionals who work with sex-trafficking survivors in Multnomah County will tell you there are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding the commercial sexual ex ...
15 Mar 2019 - Libby Dowsett
With a job through First Transit, Luca gets to help others The other day, Luca had a cool moment with a Street Roots customer. “The reason why I’m doing this interview is because I met someone who read my poetry in the paper,” said Luca. “She said it help ...
15 Mar 2019 - Leonora Ko