#6 Marion County Crisis Services: Cultivating Engagement in Treatment and Promoting Public Safety Through A Compassionate Approach

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ann-Marie Bandfield, Manager of Crisis Services for Marion County Health and Human Services, discusses:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Marion County’s 24/7 Psychiatric Crisis Center (PCC), which just celebrated its 25 year anniversary in August 2020, got started and how it focuses on community based services;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The business culture focusing on compassion and welcoming service, as well as building trust over time with consumers; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thinking outside the box regarding small steps to support psychiatric and social stability; and</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Starting small to build services over time within the community.  </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p>