When you or another person is experiencing a behavioral health crisis, you should have help. Someone to call, someone to respond, and somewhere to go.

Our goal is to give you as many options as possible for help after a crisis. We give support based on your own needs and life. Our multi-disciplinary team includes counselors, social workers, Peer Specialists, recovery mentors, and alcohol and drug counselors. We’ll meet you where you are and help you stabilize after a behavioral health crisis. Along with the Mobile Crisis Team, Project Respond also provides special services with different teams who are ready to provide the help you need, in the least intrusive way possible.

Multnomah County provides someone to call with its Behavioral Health Call Center and the national mental health line, 988.

Cascadia Health provides someone to respond with its mobile crisis team, Project Respond, and then somewhere to go with its Urgent Walk-in Clinic.

The heart of our Crisis Services Division, offering 24/7 support to people and their families at home and in the community. The team provides in-the-moment support, assessment, safety planning, and connection to other community resources. Call the Multnomah County Crisis Line (503-988-4888) to ask for a response from Project Respond.

Made up of mental health and alcohol and drug counselors, the PR ED Diversion Team takes referrals from emergency department social workers at all Portland-area hospitals. The team meets people before they leave the hospital and helps them connect with outpatient care in the community.

SBHT provides crisis response and peer support for people in the Multnomah County Shelter system.

People that have been seen by the Mobile Crisis Team can be referred to Project Belong. It gives individual and group peer support for those finding stability after a crisis. Project Belong helps people find hope, acceptance, and their place in our community.

FCSS is a short-term, community-based program that works with children, youth, and families. It uses a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach to help them stabilize after a crisis and connect to ongoing support in the community. They work with youth from 5 to 20 years of age, and you can call them through the Multnomah County Crisis Line.

The PR ODHS crisis team has peer Specialists and clinicians who support individuals that are accessing services at ODHS. They provide in-the-moment support and connection to other community resources.

The Library Crisis Services (LCS) team provides free resource connection and mental health support to all library patrons within the Portland metro area. Staffed by mental health clinicians and Peer Specialists, LCS is stationed near the entrance at Central Library. They also visit other branches as requested.

In a partnership with the City of Gresham Police Department, the GBHU pairs Cascadia Health mental health clinicians with specially trained police officers to respond to behavioral health 911 calls. Peer Specialists then follow up and help people find stability after a crisis.

Our newest partnership with the Port of Portland Police pairs Cascadia Health mental health clinicians with Port of Portland police officers that respond to behavioral health crises at PDX and within the Port of Portland jurisdiction. PPBHU helps people connect to local resources and provides support in the moment.

Standing Stone Peer Services provides support to individuals as they stabilize from a crisis after accessing UWIC. Staffed by certified Peer Specialists and Recovery Mentors with personal experience navigating systems of care for behavioral health challenges, Standing Stone helps people get support from others who have been in their shoes. Standing Stone provides personalized support that can include: recovery planning, coaching and problem solving, in-person and phone check-ins, and support and education around harm reduction.

We’re here for you 24/7.
Contact Project Respond via the Multnomah County Call Center 503-988-4888.

Urgent Walk-In Clinic

Cascadia Health’s Urgent Walk-In Clinic is open seven days a week, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Saturday – Sunday, and provides mental health and addiction crisis services to all individuals in Multnomah County regardless of insurance, income, or age. This help includes:

  • Crisis counseling
  • Peer support services
  • Psychiatric prescriber services
  • Substance use treatment referrals
  • Support connecting to other community resources

Our Urgent Walk-In Clinic is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Saturday – Sunday, located at 4212 SE Division, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97206. Call us at 503-963-2575.

Crisis Respite

Crisis Respite is designed to provide short-term stability and supports to individuals who are experiencing a mental health-related crisis. This is a community-based alternative to psychiatric hospitalization, or as a step-down from higher levels of care. Respite is a voluntary program, which works collaboratively with residents and community treatment providers to address an individuals’ treatment needs, while also resolving their particular crisis. Respite occurs in a supportive atmosphere, away from everyday stressors that may impact an individual’s sense of wellness.

We provide a stable home-like environment with lounge areas, three meals a day cooked and served by staff, medication reminders and assistance, and safety planning and ongoing support and assessment of needs.

Individuals are supported in their wellness goals and recovery. They are also encouraged to maintain contact with their family, friends, and community during their treatment.

Referrals

To submit a referral to either Tigard Respite or Rockwood Respite, please use the following information and documents. In order to qualify for Cascadia Respite programs, clients must have CareOregon insurance or no current insurance.

Once the completed packet — with all supplemental documents and medication orders — is received, a decision will be made in approximately 24 hours.

If you are a hospital, community or mental health organization and want to inquire on how to refer a client to Cascadia’s Crisis Respite program, please contact us at the Rockwood Respite 503-243-2236, or our Tigard Respite 503-747-4338.

Our Crisis Services