B. A. BalackusI did not know #PortlandStreetResponse could be eligible for #Medicaid funding
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https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2024/04/04/47116112/mayor-wheelers-office-pledges-to-support-sustain-portland-street-response
> In February 2021, the city’s first alternative, non-police emergency response team, Portland Street Response (PSR), was launched after two years of planning and advocacy. By February 2023, its future was in jeopardy. As uncertainty around funding and future leadership hangs over PSR, the public has a plea for city hall: Fund, expand, and stabilize the program....
Mayor Wheeler’s Office Pledges to Support, Sustain Portland Street Response
In February 2021, the city’s first alternative, non-police emergency response team, Portland Street Response (PSR), was launched after two years of planning and advocacy. By February 2023, its future was in jeopardy. As uncertainty around funding and future leadership hangs over PSR, the public has a plea for city hall: Fund, expand, and stabilize the program....