Anchor & Access
Breaking Barriers to Mental Health
As health benefits shrink, William Temple House is taking bold new steps to provide mental health care to high-need, high-barrier populations. Our Anchor & Access initiative expands our impact by partnering with trusted organizations to reach Portland’s hardest-hit populations—youth, people in crisis, and older adults—with mobile low-cost counseling and wraparound support.
Who will benefit?
People in Crisis ▾
Older Adults ▾
Youth ▾
What are the barriers?
These three populations face unique
barriers to accessing mental health care:
Client
Stigma
Trust
Technology
Transportation
Provider
Oregon has one-third of behavioral healthcare workers needed
How do we help break these barriers?
Expand Access ▾
Develop Workforce ▾
Sustainable Reliable Access ▾
Why William Temple House?
Accessible mental health care model ▾
Workforce development model
60 years of expertise & community trust
Financial sustainability and blended revenue
A culture of collaboration & innovation
We believe complex problems demand systems-level solutions built through strong, value-added partnerships. True change isn’t possible when we work in silos.