Why Is This Important?
Portland Street Response (PSR) is a part of Portland’s 911 response system that assists people experiencing mental health and behavioral health crises. PSR launched in February 2021 in the Lents neighborhood and expanded citywide in March 2022. It currently operates from from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week. As of October 2025 hours of operations expanded to 6a.m to 12a.m. Understood in context, this metric helps us understand both the underlying need for PSR's service, and the city’s capacity to respond.