Critics say the Eugene budget prioritizes the wrong things, cutting services for the vulnerable while leaving other ...

What happens when those trained to respond to crises disappear? In Downtown Eugene, the sudden loss of CAHOOTS, the city's alternative crisis response program, has left small business owners ...

The sudden departure of Eugene’s most utilized crisis response program, CAHOOTS, has posed more questions than answers. For some, it’s “hard to say” what the community’s future will look ...

Hoodie-clad hippies from Eugene, Ore., emerged as the unlikely solution to violent police encounters that sparked protests across America five years ago. Riding in vans, these unarmed counselors ...

The council meeting included a public comment section in which dozens of community members spoke in support of the now-defunct CAHOOTS in Eugene. Before the public comment section began ...

The proposed budget eliminates allocations to CAHOOTS, reflecting the end of that contract. The proposed budget would halve the staff in Eugene's Equity & Community Engagement office. Facing a $23 ...

This paper studies the use of mobile crisis response teams—a non-uniformed pair consisting of a mental health worker and a medic—as a component of emergency response to 911 calls. We provide the first ...