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Major Vancouver mental health provider furloughs 112 workers, will continue methadone treatment

Officials are scrambling to respond after Columbia River Mental Health Services, a mainstay of Clark County's behavioral health system, issued a surprise announcement of clinic closures and a financial crisis Monday. A leader says methadone treatment will continue to prevent sudden withdrawal for 800 clients.
March 26, 2025
 
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PeaceHealth and Legacy Health face potential overwhelm if Clark County's primary methadone provider shuts down, warned a doctor for Columbia River Mental Health Services. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Despite issuing furloughs to 112 workers and closing clinics to deal with a financial crisis,