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Mental
health
cutbacks
possible
S e rv ic e s (o r m e n t a lly
re ta rd e d and d e velo pm en
ta lly
d is a b le d
a d u lt
re s id e n ts o f C la c k a m a s
C ounty could be d ra s tic a lly
re d u c e d if th e O re g o n
le g is la tu re adopts budget
cuts proposed by the M e n
ta i H e a lth D ivis io n .
V o c a tio n a l a n d s o c ia l
s k ills tr a in in g could be
e lim in a te d fo r m o re th an 20
percent of those c u rre n tly
se rved by the C la c k a m a s
C hallen ge C e n te r s w o rk
a c tiv ity c e n te r
N e a r ly 90 p e rc e n t o f
those who re ly on tran sp o r
tation services or subsidies
w o u ld lose th a t needed
level of support
“ O u r m a jo r concern is
the d is p o rp o rtio n a te a ffe c t
these cuts w ill h a ve on
C la c k a m a s
C o u n t y 's
d is a b le d c it iz e n s ," s a id
K en F o s h e im , e x e c u tiv e
d ire c to r of the C la c k a m a s
C h allen ge C en ter
“ S i m i l a r s e r v ic e s in
oth er counties a r e being a f
fected by less th an fiv e o r
10 percent.
“ N o one w an ts to see a
redu ctio n in services, but
w e ca n expect th em to be
m a d e e q u a lly if th ey a r e
ab solutely n e c e s s a ry .”
T h e m a jo r reco m m en d a
tion a ffe c tin g the d isab led
of C la c k a m a s C ounty is one
th a t w ould te rm in a te s e r
vices for those 60 y e a rs of
ag e or old er or who liv e in
nursing homes.
A cco rd ing to F o s h e im ,
“ T h is decision is b e in g
m a d e w ith o u t co nsiders
tion f c - w h e th e r or not a r
in d iv id u a l needs these s e r
vices fo r his m e n ta l and
e m o tio n a l s ta b ility .
“ T h e M e n ta l H e a lth D iv i
sion is m a k in g a n in -
d is c r im in a n t d e t e r m i n a
tion to te rm in a te services
solely on the basis o f so
m eone's ag e or p lace of
resid ence ”
A lm o st a ll who a tte n d th e
C la c k a m a s
C h a lle n g e
C en ter use th e T r i-M e t bus
system or re ly on door-to-
door tra n s p o rta tio n s e r
v ic e s p r o v id e d by th e
C la c k a m a s C ounty C om -
m u ftity A c tio n A gency
T iie
C h a llen g e C e n te r ’s
c o n tra c t
w it h
th e
C la c k a m a s C ounty M e n ta l
H e a lth P ro g ra m c u rre n tly
provides fo r th e fu nd ing of
those se rvices, bu t th a t fu n
ding w ill be e lim in a te d if
the le g is la tu re ag rees w ith
the proposed budget re d u c
tion of the M e n ta l H e a lth
D ivis io n
T h is w ould d ire c tly a f
fect 45 of the 48 who re c e iv e
s e rv ic e s
fro m
th e
C h a llen g e C e n te r’s w o rk
a c tiv ity c e n te r.
“ W e ’ll s im p ly h a v e to
look a t te rm in a tin g s e r
vices fo r those w ith o u t a d e
qu ate tra n s p o rta tio n s e r
v ic e s ,” said F o sh eim .
“ B ut m a n y of those who
r e q u ir e
tr a n s p o r ta tio n
d e s p e r a te ly
need
r e h a b ilita tio n services w e
a r e a b le to p ro v id e .”
These cuts proposed by
the M e n ta l H e a lth D iv is io n
could occur if the O regon
le g is la tu r e
a g r e e s to
budget redu ctio ns betw een
10 and 15 p e rcent.
A d d itio n a l cuts to c o m
m u n ity s e rv ic e p ro v id e rs
fo r disab led persons can
als o o c c u r th ro u g h th e
e lim in a tio n o f cost-of liv in g
increases included in the
1981 83 b ien n ial budget.
Joovofy 1. 1962 ( S t
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