Clackamas County, OR. — Clackamas County broke ground July 29 on a recovery campus designed to serve adults with substance use disorders, including people experiencing homelessness.
The campus will include two buildings. One will provide withdrawal management, stabilization, mental health care, residential treatment, medication-assisted treatment, care coordination and peer support.
The second building will offer transitional housing and outpatient services intended to help people continue their recovery and return to the community. Services will include assistance developing life and employment skills and connecting residents with county resources.
Together, the buildings will add 76 beds to the county’s behavioral health system. Adults will enter the program voluntarily through referrals from hospitals, families, law enforcement agencies and other sources.
County officials said the campus could reduce the placement of people with substance use disorders in emergency rooms and jails when treatment would be more appropriate. Peer-support workers with lived experience will help participants navigate services during recovery and reentry.
“This future Recovery Campus is going to be the crown jewel of the county’s recovery-oriented system of care,” County Commissioner Ben West said. He said the on-site transitional housing will distinguish the campus from other recovery facilities.
Fora Health will develop the campus and provide its treatment and recovery services. Construction is scheduled for completion in late 2027.
At least $31 million from federal, state and regional sources has been identified for the project. That includes $13.5 million from Metro’s voter-approved Supportive Housing Services measure, $10 million from a governor-directed transitional housing fund and $5 million in state lottery bonds secured with support from state Rep. April Dobson.
Another $2.5 million comes from congressionally directed spending secured by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The county’s announcement did not state the campus’s total anticipated cost.
Gov. Tina Kotek said the campus demonstrates cooperation among local, regional and state governments. Metro Councilor Christine Lewis said access to treatment and recovery services can be an important step toward housing stability.
The campus is one of six priority investments in Clackamas County’s recovery-oriented system of care. Other projects include the Lake Road Health Center, Clackamas County Stabilization Center, Clackamas Village, Caring Place and the county’s recovery housing program.
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