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Oregon’s largest addiction center for moms to close after 37 years 

By Ella Ruder 1 min read

Portland, Ore.-based Central City Concern will permanently close the Letty Owings Center, Oregon’s largest residential addiction treatment center for pregnant and parenting women, at the end of October, InvestigateWest reported Oct. 29. The 29-bed center opened in 1989 and allowed mothers to keep children up to age 5 with them during treatment. Central City Concern is also closing Laura’s Place, a transitional housing facility that served about 16 women and their children each year after they finished treatment at Letty Owings. The nonprofit faced a projected $1 million deficit at… Originally published in Becker’s Hospital Review. Read More

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