substance use Archives - Columbia River Mental Health Services

The new NorthStar Treatment Clinic has opened.

Expanded NorthStar Treatment Clinic Is Changing Lives

With the help of your support, Columbia River Mental Health Services opened the expanded NorthStar Treatment Clinic on Nov. 13, 2023. In December, NorthStar served more patients at its new clinic than at any time in its history. In addition, 63 new clients started their recovery journey with us. Dr. Kevin Fischer, CRMHS’ Chief Medical…

Columbia River Mental Health Service’s Community Response Team

Columbia River is thrilled to shine a spotlight on our new Community Response Team (CRT) and their invaluable work. Composed of dedicated mental health and peer support specialists, this team has been making a positive impact since its creation in early October 2023. Elizabeth Cochran, clinical director of child, family and community-based services, shares that,…

Teenage girl talks during support group meeting

Columbia River’s Options Youth Program

The last few years have been hard for many young people. Many independent research studies have reported a disturbing increase in the number of youth seeking mental health counseling since 2019...

Your Support Helps the Unhoused People in Our Community

No two unhoused people are the same, and their needs reflect that. Since your support helped the launch of our Mobile Health team this past...

NorthStar’s Same-Day Treatment Transformed Her Life

Dena Hampton thought she had kicked her opioid addiction for good. She was clean and sober...

Night Crisis Team Closes Mobile Outreach Loop

In most communities, when a local resident experiences a behavioral health crisis after nightfall, it falls to first responders to intervene...

Launch of Mobile Columbia River Night Crisis Program

Columbia River Mental Health Services will unveil a service starting this week that is intended to both provide more direct mental health counseling.