The Portland Police Bureau recently made a stunning and unprecedented discovery — but, sadly, no one noticed. Probably because most of us knew it all along. Their non-breakthrough was this: Sometimes, the right police action is no action at all. After a d ...
19 Jan 2015 - Jason Renaud an...
How could this have happened? This question has reverberated in people’s minds and hearts since high school freshman Jared Padgett shot and killed 14-year-old Emilio Hoffman and injured physical education teacher Todd Rispler before taking his own life. A ...
15 Jul 2014 - Kerry Naughton
Mike has lived a very hard life. Challenges with mental health, addiction and living with Tourette’s syndrome have for years contributed to a life on and off the streets. Mike has been a regular at Street Roots for quite a while now. We’ve both seen each ...
12 May 2014 - Israel Bayer
Bold. That’s the word we would use to describe Multnomah County right now. Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal and the County Commissioners are going big. A new $1.4 million mental health program to prevent people experiencing mental health problems f ...
9 May 2014 - SR editorial board
One year ago, Tara Elizabeth Axmaker, high on meth, stabbed a Clackamas County acquaintance, stole a police car and led deputies on a chase that ended when she wrecked about five miles away. In October 2013, Axmaker pled guilty to first-degree assault, ag ...
21 Mar 2014 - Tara Axmaker
Mayor Charlie Hales didn’t become mayor with the hopes of having to solve homelessness, especially in a growing city like Portland. But the crisis of thousands of people sleeping outside, as it relates to mental health, public safety, neighborhood livabil ...
23 Jan 2014 - SR editorial board
After a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, illustrator Ellen Forney worries medication will wipe out her creativity By Jim Douglas, Contributing writer The extreme and unpredictable highs and lows that come with bipolar illness can be like having a frightenin ...
12 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Street Roots editorial Street Roots has worked in and around the issue of mental health since our inception, some 14 years ago. We’ve watched many individuals and families struggle with the issue of mental health, both through the services we offer at Str ...
27 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff