Published on OPB.org The Clackamas County Commission has approved the purchase of the former Clackamas Elementary School as the site for a comprehensive drug-treatment and recovery campus.
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved a new resolution introduced by Commissioner Ben West to establish a Recovery-Oriented System of Care — a framework that directly addresses the overlapping crises of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness.
In a Fox News report examining Oregon’s worsening homeless crisis, Clackamas County Commissioner and registered nurse Ben West delivers one of the most pointed critiques of the state’s current approach.
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