When: Sep 18, 2023 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Portland’s Behavioral Health Crisis: Seeking Solutions
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
- Multnomah County District 1 Commissioner Sharon Meieran, representing Downtown and West Portland
- Metro President Lynn Peterson
- Oregon House Representative Homeless Committee Chair Maxine Dexter, representing Downtown and most of West Portland
- Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, representing a substantial portion of Downtown and SW Portland
- A member of Oregon’s Congressional Delegation (not yet confirmed)
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The city we love is crying for help. We have neighbors living unsheltered on our streets, many suffering untreated from mental illness and others seeking escape from their desperate situation through life threatening drugs. Despite hundreds of millions of federal, state, and local taxes available, we seem to be making no progress in solving the problem. People continue to suffer and die, and Portland’s precious quality of life and economic vitality hang in the balance.
Portlanders are searching for solutions. We see the problems on Portland streets every day, but answers lie far beyond the borders of the Rose City. County, metro, state and federal laws and budgets must be navigated if we are to arrive at solutions to our behavioral health crisis.
This challenge cannot be solved solely by our elected leaders. It will take all of us working together with our leaders to bring our city back. The forum will feature a panel of six elected leaders representing our west side neighborhoods from all levels of government:
- Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler
- Multnomah County District 1 Commissioner Sharon Meieran, representing Downtown and West Portland
- Metro President Lynn Peterson
- Oregon House Representative Homeless Committee Chair Maxine Dexter, representing Downtown and most of West Portland
- Oregon Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, representing a substantial portion of Downtown and SW Portland
- A member of Oregon’s Congressional Delegation (not yet confirmed)
We will ask each of these leaders to define the problem, explain their role (county, city, etc.) in addressing the problem, and propose solutions in collaboration with other leaders.
We will then present panelists with questions. You are invited to submit questions to questions@nwnw.org. Questions should be submitted by September 1. Due to the size of the audience, questions will be determined in advance of the Forum. Questions should focus on finding solutions to Portland’s behavioral health crisis.
We hope you will join us on September 18!
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 18, 2023 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Portland’s Behavioral Health Crisis: Seeking Solutions
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jRJsVc5gR2aD1h-glaE15Q
Sponsors:
Neighbors West Northwest
Downtown Neighborhood Association
Pearl District Neighborhood Association
Old Town Community Association
Goose Hollow Neighborhood Association
Northwest District Association
Southwest Hills Residential League
Revitalize Portland Coalition