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Podcast: Bend Don't Break
Episode: Bend Don't Break: Holly McCown Harris, Health Services Director for Deschutes County
Description: In this episode of Bend Don’t Break, Aaron Switzer sits down with Holly McCown Harris, Health Services Director for Deschutes County, to explore the realities of providing public and behavioral health care in a rapidly growing region. Holly shares her journey from juvenile probation work in rural Texas to leading one of Central Oregon’s most essential health departments, and how crisis response, public health, and behavioral health intersect in ways the public often doesn’t see.Together, they talk through the challenges of Medicaid uncertainty, the misconceptions around civil commitment, and the deep impact the housin...