Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare has opened its first large-scale permanent supportive housing development in Clatsop County, a 32-unit project in Astoria, Ore., designed to serve people with mental health and substance use disorders.
The Baker Building includes at least nine units designated for individuals living with serious and persistent mental illness, according to a Feb. 23 news release from Warrenton, Ore.-based Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare. The project was developed in partnership with real estate firm Edlen & Co. and residents expected to move in by late March.
Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare will provide on-site services at the Baker Building including mental health and substance use disorder treatment, medication management, peer support and psychiatric care. Most staff at the facility transitioned from a low-barrier shelter in Seaside, Ore., that closed in late 2025 because of budget reductions, according to the release.
The project was funded through state, federal and local partnerships. Oregon Housing and Community Services invested $6 million in permanent supportive housing development funds and will provide ongoing project-based rent assistance for most units, along with permanent supportive housing services funding for all units.
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