Oregon behavioral health providers warn of ‘collapse’ of system to treat children

Nearly two years into the pandemic, Oregon’s mental health and substance use treatment system for children and teens is running at severely reduced capacity, just as youth need it most.

Since the summer, care providers have warned Gov. Kate Brown and state administrators of potentially serious consequences after the pandemic dealt one blow after another to Oregon residential programs and centers that provide mental health and addiction treatment to young people, many of them in foster care.

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