To date, a third of the 166 people enrolled in Washington County's deflection program have completed the six-month process.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It's been one year since Multnomah County launched an $8 million program meant to give people caught with ...

As of September 1, 2024, there are 17 states with clear deflection pathways articulated in state law, steering people with substance use and/or mental health disorders away from incarceration, ...

As of mid-August, 166 people have participated in deflection, with 36 currently enrolled and 55 having completed the program, ...

Pointing a finger at the other is a curious and persistent defense mechanism for the guilty. We try to teach our kids not to tattle, but also to be true to themselves. But sometimes the tattling is a ...