Mental Health and Public Safety Subcommittee

This subcommittee was formed in response to the death of James Chasse, who died of injuries sustained while in police custody, in October 2006.

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  1. Mental Health and Public Safety Subcommittee Products
  2. Past Work

Chaired by Judge Nan Waller

These meetings are a forum to share information on the work being done at the intersection of mental health and public safety and to identify, address, and initiate system improvements. The LPSCC Mental Health and Public Safety Subcommittee is not currently meeting.

For past meeting minutes, contact christina.youssi@multco.us.

Mental Health and Public Safety Subcommittee Products

Past Work

  • A 2005 report entitled A Study of People with Mental Illness in the Public Safety System 

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  • A 2002 report entitled Recommendations for Improving Options and Outcomes for Persons with Mental Illness in Multnomah County's Criminal Justice System 

  • A 2000 report entitled Psychiatric Alerts in Multnomah County Jails 1995-1999: A Reducing Crime Benchmark Analysis 

  • A May 2002 conference "Bridging the Gaps Between the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems."
Last reviewed March 11, 2026

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