Advocates say jail is dangerous for people with mental illness, but the state psychiatric hospital cites red tape and a limited number of beds Despite court orders, 16 people found guilty except for insanity in Oregon are being held in jail rather than tr ...
21 Jul 2021 - Henry Brannan
A long-sought memorial honoring hundreds of Chinese immigrants and people with mental illness whose graves were paved over is coming to fruition S ixteen years ago, officials discovered what some people had long suspected: a neglected corner of Southeast ...
26 May 2021 - Christen McCurdy
But mental health advocates critical of legislation that would roll back restrictions say the system needs a holistic fix O regon lawmakers are mulling over two bills that would make it easier to commit people to in-patient mental health treatment involun ...
14 Apr 2021 - Christen McCurdy
Staffers aren’t trained to care for this kind of patient — but they have no choice as the pandemic creates more vacancies that must be filled One year ago, a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, became an early battleground for the U.S. coronavirus out ...
24 Mar 2021 - Don Martin
The impacts on overall health outcomes should be monitored Stress during a pandemic can elicit fear and worry about health, it can disrupt sleep patterns, make concentration difficult, worsen chronic health conditions and mental health conditions, and lea ...
6 Jan 2021 - Rupal Ramesh Shah
Since Aaron Campbell’s death, at least 20 people with mental health or substance problems have been killed by Portland police. Say their names. Members of the Mental Health Alliance will vote YES on Portland City Ballot Measure 26-217 to form a new and em ...
7 Oct 2020 - The Mental Heal...
Portland therapists serving the Black community say they’re at capacity as protesters and others fill their appointment slots ZaDora Williams is busier than ever. As a therapist and social worker in Portland who services the African American community, he ...
9 Aug 2020 - Jessica Pollard
COMMENTARY | Rethinking Psychiatry to host Dr. Karen Hixson Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. for an event accessible virtually or by phone Dr. Karen Hixson will offer a radical mental health perspective in her talk, “Our Collective Mental Health During the Cov ...
6 May 2020 - Rachel Levy
COMMENTARY | The DOJ settlement resulted in training, but that wasn’t the solution we needed Koben Henriksen was the fifth person in a mental health crisis killed by officers of the Portland Police Bureau in 2019. Prior to Henriksen, Portland officers kil ...
20 Dec 2019 - Jason Renaud
The county’s mental health funding isn’t reaching half of the people who qualify, according to the report More than half of adults who qualify for mental health services offered by Multnomah County aren’t getting them, according to an audit report release ...
29 Nov 2019 - Christen McCurdy