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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Board of Commissioners has formally transferred ownership of three lots on Washburn Way to Klamath Basin Behavioral Health (KBBH). The property transfer supports KBBH’s plans to construct a 16-bed mental health Residential Treatment Facility and a 4-bed Crisis Receiving Center.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - It’s time to close the care gap, and a new partnership between Cascade Health Alliance (CHA) and Valera Health promises to do just that.
Read MoreThe entire Oregon State Police family is grief-stricken by the loss of Sergeant Marcus McDowell. On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Sergeant Marcus McDowell, who works out of our La Grande Patrol Office, was found deceased in his patrol car. Our hearts go out to his family, friends, and co-workers as they cope with this tragic incident.
Read MoreNovember is Men’s Health Awareness Month, which draws attention to prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention. Many men will grow a mustache this month. For 30 days a mustache turns men into a walking, talking billboard for men’s health.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Basin Behavioral Health and Sky Lakes Medical Center have officially launched The Link Access Center, a collaborative behavioral health and sobering center in Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath Basin Behavioral Health (KBBH), the largest behavioral health provider in southern Oregon and Community Mental Health Program in Klamath County, announced that Kendall Alexander, MSW, LCSW, has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer effective October 18, 2021.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County School District Board of Directors on Thursday passed a resolution urging Gov. Kate Brown to prioritize the return of all students to in-person instruction by establishing metrics that follow the most recent science (from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or allowing local districts and public health officials to determine when students can safely return to school.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Basin Behavioral Health (KBBH) continues to provide essential behavioral health services in Klamath County during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. — Today, Governor Kate Brown convened a Behavioral Health Advisory Council formed by Executive Order 19-06. The council will make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature with a focus on care for adolescents and adults with serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - At approximately 2:15 PM on Monday, September 23, a Klamath County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a request to investigate a criminal incident in the 35000 block of S. Chiloquin RD. Upon arriving on scene, the deputy encountered a 43-year-old female with a weapon that appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis.
Read MoreSALEM – A pair of bills that passed in the Oregon Senate will help ensure individuals employed in law enforcement – an emotionally and physically stressful field – are psychologically fit for the job and that, once they are employed in the field, personnel are adequately supported by their employers.
Read MoreThe Klamath County Grand Jury determined the officer involved shooting on December 29, 2018 was justified. The Grand Jury reviewed the Oregon State Police investigation, heard testimony from Deputies on scene, a Crisis Intervention Team member from Klamath Basin Behavioral Health and the statements of the involved officers, Deputy Leach and Deputy McAdams.
Read MoreOn Saturday morning (12/29/18) at 3:56am, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of an assault in progress at a residence northeast of Beatty, Oregon. When officer’s arrived, the adult son of the assault victim retreated into a nearby building and refused to cooperate with the investigation. Deputies were able to contact a mental health crisis counselor who responded to the residence.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Marking National Suicide Prevention Week, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-05) today announced the introduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, new bicameral legislation that would help fill the critical unmet need for school-based mental health services providers in elementary and secondary schools in America.
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