A negotiated settlement has ended a legal fight between the operator of CAHOOTS crisis services and a nonprofit founded to restart mobile responder services in Eugene.
The long-running CAHOOTS program in Eugene ended April 2025 after decades of responding to people in mental health crises.
Financial struggles involving the nonprofit White Bird Clinic, which started CAHOOTS in 1989, led the city of Eugene and White Bird to end their contract. White Bird CAHOOTS still operates in Springfield…