7/26/2024
Marion County, OR. – Official Release: Marion County took a significant step forward yesterday in addressing community behavioral health and public safety needs with the groundbreaking for a new Secure Residential Treatment Facility (SRTF) near Regal Santiam on Lancaster Drive in Salem.
County Commissioner Danielle Bethell spoke at the groundbreaking, and Commissioner Kevin Cameron was in attendance. The event marked the beginning of construction on a facility that will provide essential services to individuals who need a high level of care who may be a danger to themselves or others.
An SRTF is designed for individuals with mental health conditions who require a higher level of supervision and care than a traditional residential treatment facility. These facilities are typically secure to prevent patients from harming themselves or others.
“Our community has needed expanded services like this for so long,” said Commissioner Bethell. “I can’t express how grateful I am for the hard work of all the community partners who came together to ensure individuals in need can receive the support and treatment they deserve.”
The facility, which will be operated by Community First Solutions, is set to be completed in February of 2025.
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That’s just great. You have 3 bars less than a mile from this place.
I hope individuals that need secure help don’t get out and hurt residential people living near by.
Would of been better to have this place far away from a bar being your neighbor @@
As a ED RN for 30 years I believe I am in a position to comment on this waste if tax payer money. You are truly showing your complete lack of understanding the medical community. You will fail to staff your utopian money pit. Nobody is interested in dealing with “these” patients, they are a complete nightmare.
Respectfully, have you ever worked in a facility like this…? I ask because I do and they are not funded by tax dollars nor are the facilities hard to staff for private companies like this. I would be more concerned for the residents who have SUD and have to live next to three providers of substances. You should be more concerned for them as well since you are someone who has to care for the residents who relapse and end up in the ED.