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ADULT OUTPATIENT SERVICES

Provides assessments, outpatient counseling, and referrals for adults experiencing short or long-term mental health, substance use, and/or problem gambling issues.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

Provides a range of community support services to individuals with a serious mental illness who have been referred by the Adult Behavioral Health Services team.

Social Media

Polk County uses Social Media sites in support of county business.  Social Media ensures that Polk County Departments have a consistent way of creating, monitoring and disseminating information across social media platforms. Social media presence must be allowed by the department head, IT director, the Board of Commissioners, county counsel, and the administrative services director. 

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Business Personal Property

E-Filing now available! Please contact our office for information on how to get started. Click here for Polk County's E-Filing website.

According to Oregon Law, businesses are required to file an annual Business Personal Property Return in every county with which they are operating in. Most people are aware that real property such as land and buildings are subject to annual property taxes, however, some may not know that property tax also applies to Business Equipment and Assets.

Drug, Alcohol, and Problem Gambling Prevention

Polk County’s Drug, Alcohol and Problem Gambling Prevention Program serves Polk County by reducing and preventing the negative effects of drug, alcohol and gambling addiction through a variety of strategies including positive youth development, raising awareness, evidence based parenting classes, community assessments and surveys, media campaigns, supporting policy development, and education.

National Recovery Month

Every September SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use issues and celebrate the people who recover. In the newspaper, and on the internet, it is easy to find many horror stories about addiction and mental health, the havoc substance abuse and/or mental health issues create for families, children, schools, and communities.

Shelby Hays

School Based Mental Health Associate
Perrydale Schools
Phone: (503) 623-4186

COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES

Our team of Qualified Mental Health Professionals and Associates utilize the “Illness Management and Recovery” model to support individuals struggling with severe mental illness. Services focus on recovery, independence, and self-sufficiency. Services provided or overseen by our team include:

Adult Outpatient Services

Our team of Qualified Mental Health Professionals are trained to provide trauma-informed care to adults struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD, or other mental illness.  Services begin with a comprehensive mental health assessment followed by a treatment plan created by the individual and counselor.  On-going appointments may include individual and group therapy.

Below are some of the practices we utilize in the treatment of mental illness:

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