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Supports the development of a dedicated 24-hour crisis line in Oregon for returning soldiers and their families who are dealing with mental health, suicide, and alcohol and drug problems. The crisis line would be a collaboration between Oregon Partnership and the Oregon National Guard and Veterans Administration, and would recruit and train Iraq veterans to serve as crisis line staff who answer calls from military members and their families. Funds would provide cutting-edge software and technology upgrades to improve response, data gathering, and training for the Crisis Line Call Center. Funds would also be used to partner with the Oregon military to give teens from military families a voice in their community by helping them use cutting-edge media and film to produce short documentaries, public service announcements, and/or video presentations using Oregon Partnership’s Youth Voices/Youth Choices curriculum.
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