Portland Street Response: Six-Month Evaluation: A Report Prepared for the City of Portland Bureau of Fire and Rescue

Authors

Greg Townley, Portland Stated UniversityFollow
Emily Leickly, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

This work was funded by the City of Portland Bureau of Fire and Rescue.

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-2021

Subjects

Homelessness -- Oregon -- Portland, Homelessness -- Social aspects -- Surveys, Public Services -- Oregon

Abstract

Overview of the Program:

Portland Street Response (PSR) is a new first responder program for non-emergency calls involving people experiencing homelessness or mental health crisis. The program launched on February 16, 2021 in the Lents neighborhood in Portland, OR and operates Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 6 PM. The pilot is coordinated by Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R), and the founding team consists of a firefighter paramedic, a licensed mental health crisis therapist, and two community health workers.

Rights

© 2021 Portland State University Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36664

Citation Details

Townley, G., & Leickly, E. (2021). Portland Street Response: Six-Month Evaluation. Portland State University Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative.