Congress extended federal funding for 12 community clinics in Oregon that provide localized crisis and outpatient behavioral health services.  Senator Ron Wyden said the federal funding extension until September 13 will help ensure no interruption in critical services performed by the certified community behavioral health clinics as well as provides more time to achieve a longer-term extension for states that continue the demonstration.  Wyden is a cosponsor of the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act that would grant CCBHCs an additional two years of funding.  Mid-Columbia Center for Living in the Gorge is one of the dozen CCBHC’s in Oregon.  Oregon was selected as one of eight demonstration states for program.