Allegations of staff misconduct, drug use led to temporary shutdown of Behavioral Health Resource Center

No county employees or homeless clients were involved in the allegations, according to Multnomah County. Instead, the complaint involved contracted staff.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The abrupt shutdown of a resource center for homeless people in downtown Portland late last month happened as a result of alleged misconduct by the staff contracted to operate it, according to Multnomah County officials.

On March 29, a county Health Department manager received a complaint involving all three of the contractors that worked at the Behavior Health Resource Center building on Southwest Park and Oak. The next morning, the county said it began to address the allegations by temporarily closing down

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