A new 12-bed secure inpatient treatment facility opened in Eugene, expanding Oregon's capacity to serve youth requiring intensive psychiatric care, the Oregon Health Authority said. The facility increases the state's total secure inpatient program beds for youth to 44, adding to 20 beds in Corvallis for ages 10-17 and 12 beds in Portland for ages 5-11.
Youth admitted to these facilities have typically received treatment at lower levels of care and need more intensive services. The average stay is six to nine months, according to the authority.
The facility, operated by Nexus Family Healing, began accepting patients ages 10-17 on September 2. The partnership was funded with a $3 million grant from House Bill 5024 (2021).
The expansion is part of a broader effort to increase behavioral health treatment capacity statewide. Looking Glass is receiving a total of $11.5 million in state funding to complete projects in Lane County, including a 12-bed secure inpatient facility anticipated to open in July 2027. A second provider, Live.Grow.Share., received $2.1 million from House Bill 5030 (2025) for a 10-bed children's psychiatric residential treatment home expected to open by December 2028.
Oregon expects to exceed its goal for 268 youth psychiatric treatment facility beds in 2026 and reach a total of 311 by December 2027.