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For over a year, Salem City Councilors have said they want a non-police option to respond to residents having mental health crises. But city efforts to stand up a mobile crisis unit have been stuck in planning stages due to a lack of funding.
Now, Marion County is planning to stand up its own crisis team program, which would serve most of the city of Salem. We’ve got details below on what’s happening and how the new effort would work.
And our team will continue to monitor election results today and keep you updated on local and state races.
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The county will use state money to staff four teams of mental health workers to respond to lower-risk crisis calls around the county, including in Salem city limits. County officials…
9 Nov 2022
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The county will use state money to staff four teams of mental health workers to respond to lower-risk crisis calls around the county, including in Salem city limits. County officials…
9 Nov 2022
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This will be the first full season the group is able to perform in person since 2020.
9 Nov 2022
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This will be the first full season the group is able to perform in person since 2020.
9 Nov 2022
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The two-day closure begins Nov. 16.
9 Nov 2022
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The two-day closure begins Nov. 16.
9 Nov 2022
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A majority of the Salem-Keizer School Board selected the former principal of Washington and Myers elementary schools to fill the position vacated by Danielle Bethell through June 30.
9 Nov 2022
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A majority of the Salem-Keizer School Board selected the former principal of Washington and Myers elementary schools to fill the position vacated by Danielle Bethell through June 30.
9 Nov 2022
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