CAHOOTS aims to sustain vital services despite city’s budget cuts and contract termination

CAHOOTS union members and former employees are looking for a new way to keep their decades-old emergency services alive in Eugene after the city ended its contract Monday.

Leaders with CAHOOTS hosted a town hall Thursday night at the University of Oregon to get the public’s feedback following the City of Eugene’s decision to end its partnership with the mental health crisis outreach program.

A CAHOOTS medical crisis worker, Michelle Perin, says they were all caught off guard when the city abruptly ended their contract because of budget constraints…

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