The Chess Nerd on MSN

Master chess deflection: 10 tactical levels to outsmart opponents

I guide you through 10 chess challenges, each teaching the art of deflection and tactical thinking. Watch me break down ...
Hosted on MSN

Legal deflection programs for support services, not arrest, available in one-third of states as of 2024

As of September 1, 2024, there are 17 states with clear deflection pathways articulated in state law, steering people with substance use and/or mental health disorders away from incarceration, ...
Oregonian

Editorial peak: Deflection center delay is the right call, but planning needs more input

Editor’s note: The Oregonian/OregonLive Editorial Board rounds up hits and misses in state and local public affairs. “Peaks and Valleys” publishes on an ...
KOIN 6

MultCo. leaders address deflection center plans as public criticism grows

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – In a Wednesday press conference, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and other county leaders addressed plans for a deflection center that continues to incur criticism ...
KOIN 6

MultCo deflection center to open next week, providing drug users with alternative to jail

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Multnomah County deflection center that will serve as a touch point for drug users who wish to avoid jail time and instead opt for addiction treatment is set to open its ...
katu

Oregon deflection data will show how many people can't access drug treatment

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It's been one month since Oregon's new drug possession charge took affect and since most counties have been operating a deflection program. The state has devised a data ...
Psychology Today

On Deflection in Health and Ecological Crises

Pointing a finger at the other is a curious and persistent defense mechanism for the guilty. We try to teach our kids not to tattle, but also to be true to themselves. But sometimes the tattling is a ...