Referral Assistance Organizations

Law Enforcement is often the first responder to an emergency call for service. Sometimes the situation requires a referral to a different kind of assistance organization. In instances that are outside the realm of immediate police intervention, but nonetheless are of grave concern to families and friends, please consider these support groups and health services: (This list is not all-inclusive.)

Bradley Angle House – Emergency Services 503-281-2442
https://bradleyangle.org/ P.O. Box 14694 Portland, OR 97293-0694
Bradley-Angle House operates a 24-hour crisis line for peer counseling, resource referral and domestic violence information.

When someone calls the crisis line number, the individual is able to speak to an Advocate. The Advocate helps determine if the caller’s situation is abusive, provides help in developing a safety plan, and can explain the process of filing for a civil restraining order.

Bradley-Angle House can also provide emergency shelter for women and children fleeing an abusive situation. Assistance may include temporary living quarters, providing immediate needs, such as clothing, furniture, transportation, employment or job training, assistance in applying for financial assistance, connections to parenting support services, health services, drug and alcohol support and mental health services.

Clackamas County Behavioral Health Services Mental Health Services: 503-655-8401

Addiction Treatment Services: 503-794-3800
Personal or Emotional Issues A qualified staff of mental health professionals is available to help individuals with personal issues such as depression, stress and anxiety, thoughts of suicide, grief and loss issues, parent-child problems, relationship or marriage issues, family violence, anger management, eating disorders, and various other emotional events.

Seeking professional guidance may help the individual find solutions, discover positive resources, and provide new coping strategies.

Addictions The Addiction Treatment Program provides assessment, treatment, prevention, and education from an experienced staff or specialists.

The program can help with issues of Alcohol abuse and dependency, drug abuse and dependency, relapse prevention, gambling addiction, and assessment and treatment for those referred for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII).

Mental Illness Severe mental illness can be devastating for the person affected as well as the family.

Clackamas County Mental Health is available for services that include evaluation, 24-hour crisis services, medication management, screening for hospitalization, intensive outpatient services, day treatment services, counseling, and family support.

Crisis Services are available for all Clackamas County residents. Eligibility includes those covered by the Oregon Health Plan; covered by most medical insurance; and VISA and MasterCard are accepted for payment. There are special funds available for certain programs, and a sliding fee scale is available under certain circumstances.

Language interpreters are available in sign language, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, and other languages as needed.

Clackamas County Family Court Services Youth and Family Mediation
704 Main Street, Suite 200 Oregon City, OR 97045 503-655-8415

Youth and Family Mediation is a program that helps to open communication between parents and teens, build trust, and assist in developing strategies for families to work through conflict.

Mediation is different than typical counseling sessions. Counseling provides therapy and solutions created and directed by a counselor. Mediation offers a neutral, safe setting where families devise their own plans about conflict resolution. Mediators guide the communication and help focus the family discussions.

Each person within the family is allowed time to tell what is most important, from each individual’s point of view. The mediator helps the family search for its own fair and workable solution.

Some examples of family conflicts may include: communication issues, trust issues, house rules, sibling rivalry and fairness, drug and alcohol concerns, runaway or other juvenile justice situations, curfew, foster or step parent relationships, school attendance and grades, dating and sexual activity, and decisions surrounding living situations. The initial session with the mediation team is a free service.

If more sessions are needed to build stronger family relationships, costs are charged on a sliding scale from $5 to $50.

Clackamas Women’s Services Crisis Line:
Crisis LineL 503-654-2288
Business number: 503-722-2366

704 Main Street Suite 200 Oregon City, OR 97045
www.cwsor.org

Clackamas Women’s Services provides the only two emergency shelters and crisis lines for domestic and sexual violence in Clackamas County. CWS volunteers respond to thousands of crisis calls each year. CWS also has access to the Language Line which facilitates communication for languages other than English.

Hooper Detoxification Center – Central City Concern Hooper – 503-238-2067
20 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., Portland, Oregon
http://www.centralcityconcern.org/changing-lives/hooper-detoxification-center.html

Narrative provided here was taken from Hooper’s website. Central City Concern Hooper Detoxification Center is an important resource used by law enforcement agencies in the Portland metropolitan area. Rather than taking intoxicated people to jail, police bring them to Hooper’s Sobering Station to sober up, thus providing a safer and more appropriate environment than the county jail.

The severe intoxication might be caused by consuming large amounts of alcohol, the use of drugs, or a combination of potentially dangerous substances. Drug users now make up 60 percent of those treated at Hooper. When police take custody of a highly intoxicated person for his/her own safety, the client spends 3-5 hours at Hooper’s Sobering Station after being assessed by an Emergency Medical Technician to ensure they don’t have critical medical needs.

In addition to the temporary fix of the sobering station, clients have an option of entering Hooper’s 54-bed Sub-acute Medical Detoxification Program, where they get 4-7 days of medical treatment for early withdrawal symptoms, along with counseling.

A professional staff of RNs, counselors, and technicians provide the assistance needed.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org NAMI –
 

• Clackamas County 503-723-4989 NAMI
• Multnomah County 503-228-5692 NAMI Helpline (1-800-950-6264)

  NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness - dedicated to providing support, education, and advocacy for people with mental illness and moral support for their families. Dealing with a family member, friend, or loved one affected by mental illness can be both psychologically, and physically draining. NAMI provides peer education and support for family members.

  Support groups offer invaluable connections with peers who understand both the challenges and joys of living with someone diagnosed with a mental illness.

Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. (NARA)
www.naranorthwest.org NARA
Indian Health Clinic 15 N. Morris Portland, Oregon 97227
503-230-9875

Information provided here was obtained from the NARA website. The Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc. is an Indian-owned, Indian-operated, non-profit agency. NARA Northwest operates an outpatient substance abuse treatment center, a residential family treatment center, a family resource program and a primary care clinic. All services are centered on the family, under the philosophy that ‘Without the family circle there will be no future.’

It is NARA’s philosophy to honor and support the emotional, physical, spiritual and mental health of Indian people.

Outside In – Serving homeless youth and low-income adults in the Portland area.
503-535-3800
www.outsidein.org
1132 SW 13th Portland, Oregon 97205-1703

Outside In is a social service agency dedicated to serving low-income adults and homeless youth. Current programs include a community health clinic, and a homeless youth program designed to help homeless youth obtain independent living. The Outside In program also offers risk education.

The program assists teenagers through programs designed to take youths off the streets, place them in transitional housing, and help them reach safety and ultimately stability in their lives. 80 percent of youth who go through Outside In’s transitional housing program never return to the streets.

American Addiction Centers
americanaddictioncenters.org/

We take a big picture approach to addiction treatment — by addressing each client as a whole person. We work to consider how factors such as your lifestyle, environment, health, and co-occurring mental health disorders may play a part in your addiction involving drugs or alcohol.

By partnering with you and your loved ones throughout the rehabilitation process, we can prepare you for recovery by customizing a program of research-based addiction therapy, individualized treatment, and aftercare planning designed to anticipate the challenges you may encounter. Our treatment doesn't just focus on the problem of your substance use; we use a positive, hopeful approach that focuses on bringing out your individual strengths, motivation, and desire to make positive changes in your life.

DrugAbuse.Com
An American Addiction Centers Resource
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