CAHOOTS

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CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) provides mobile crisis intervention 24/7 in the Eugene-Springfield Metro area. CAHOOTS is dispatched through the Eugene police-fire-ambulance communications center, and within the Springfield urban growth boundary, dispatched through the Springfield non-emergency number.

Each team consists of a medic (either a nurse or an EMT) & a crisis worker (who has at least several years experience in the mental health field). CAHOOTS provides immediate stabilization in case of urgent medical need or psychological crisis, assessment, information, referral, advocacy & (in some cases) transportation to the next step in treatment.

CAHOOTS offers a broad range of services, including but not limited to:

Crisis Counseling
Suicide Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention
Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Grief and loss
Substance Abuse
Housing Crisis
First Aid and Non-Emergency Medical Care
Resource Connection and Referrals
Transportation to Services

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Contact

Phone: CAHOOTS is dispatched in Eugene through the police-fire-ambulance communications center, 541-682-5111 and within the Springfield urban growth boundary through the non-emergency number, 541-726-3714.

For other business call 541-342-8255.

Fax: 541-342-7987

Please Note: Services are only provided through the dispatch numbers, not the main clinic line or email.

Details

Fees: None
ADA Accessible: We come to where you are.
Appointment: None needed.
Childcare: No
Eligibility: Within Eugene and the Springfield urban growth boundary.
FAQ: FAQ

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In the News

CAHOOTS At 30 Pt. II: As Services Expand, Other Cities Take Note Of Its Intervention Model – KLCC, July 3, 2019
CAHOOTS At 30 Pt. I: Crisis Response Teams ‘Assume Nothing’ – KLCC, July 2, 2019
Calling the cops on someone with mental illness can go terribly wrong. What if we sent mental health experts instead of police? – Vox, July 1, 2019
Florence Police Chief Tom Turner is recommending a CAHOOTS crisis response model for their community – Siuslaw News, June 2019
Denver Police Testing Idea Of Civilian Teams Responding To Some 911 Calls – CBS Denver, June 2019
A new answer to 911? – KGW8 Portland, May 2019
All about CAHOOTS – Mental Health Portland, May 2019
Concerned about police response times, Mayor Wheeler eyes Eugene’s CAHOOTS program – KATU Portland, May 2019
A restoration of hope continues with police assistance – Eugene Register-Guard, May 2019
CAHOOTS Services Would Expand Under Proposed City Of Eugene Budget – April 18, 2019, KLCC National Public Radio
Proposed Eugene budget backs CAHOOTS, early literacy, wildfire danger reduction – April 17, 2019, Register-Guard
Portland mental health responders, an alternative to police, usually bring cops – Street Roots, May 2019
Rethinking our first response – Street Roots, March 15-21, 2019
Mental Health Counselors In ‘CAHOOTS’ With Local Police In Eugene, Oregon – Here and Now, March 12, 2019
Mayor Wheeler Considers Eugene’s Model of Mental Health First Response – Portland Mercury, Jan 28, 2019
We’re glad they give a hoot – Register-Guard, December 22, 2018
Local crisis unit in cahoots with more police agencies – Register-Guard, December 14, 2018
Cahoots gains national attention for their work in Eugene and Springfield – KVAL, December 16, 2018
When Mental-Health Experts, Not Police, Are the First Responders: Program in Eugene, Ore., is viewed as a model for reducing risk of violence – Wall Street Journal, November 24, 2018
Sounding the alarm on fentanyl – Register-Guard, November 4, 2018
30 Years of MIH in Oregon – EMS World Expo, November 2, 2018
CAHOOTS Extends Reach To More High Schools Starting This Fall – KLCC, July 2, 2018
Salem should not yield to Eugene in an effort to help the homeless – Salem Statesman Journal, June 2018
CAHOOTS starts 24-hour Eugene service in January 2017 – December 2016
Cahoots gains national attention for their work in Eugene and Springfield – December 2016
CAHOOTS an alternative to traditional police, ambulance response – February 2016

Help Expand CAHOOTS

To celebrate our fiftieth, we’re growing our programs, demonstrating our commitment to serving low income, under-resourced community members. In response to burgeoning community need, we are expanding the hours of CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) mobile crisis services, which responded to over 23,000 calls in 2018, saving an estimated $6M in emergency medical services costs alone.