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U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas. | COURTESY OF ANDREA SALINAS

Salinas introduces bill in Congress to increase behavioral health workforce with scholarships

Bill seeks to encourage people to get degrees for behavioral health careers while avoiding student debt

Oct 8, 2024

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Years of work ahead for Oregon to address its lack of behavioral health beds

Oregon faces a shortage of thousands of beds for mental health and addiction treatment

Oct 1, 2024

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital bringing in outside help after multiple violations and patient deaths

The Oregon State Hospital has hired a consulting firm to help it address safety violations that federal inspectors have flagged after three patient deaths and other issues like sexual contact between patients. The hospital will pay the company up to $1.7 million.

Sep 24, 2024

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Multnomah County new drug addiction program starts small

Oregon’s largest county has launched a new program to reach people in drug addiction

Sep 19, 2024

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Majority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum in Oregon is leading a push for Congress to require surgeon general warnings for youth on social media platforms

Sep 17, 2024

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Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness

OHSU researchers compared the U.S. to 40 countries and found that Americans are 20 times more likely to die by firearms, even with a similar rate of mental health illness

Sep 12, 2024

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New recovery housing facility set to open in Portland

4D Recovery facility will serve 40 people after they leave residential treatment centers

Sep 10, 2024

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Oregon opioid settlement dollars will help people stay off drugs

State officials are planning to fund prevention programs, recovery centers and treatment units in months ahead

Sep 5, 2024

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Two bottles of Buprenorphine-Naloxone, a drug used to treat opioid use disorder. | SHUTTERSTOCK

People in impoverished neighborhoods struggle to access drug addiction medication, study finds

National study highlights racial disparities in opioid overdoses and the lack of treatment access

Aug 20, 2024

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Columbia River Gorge planning a $50 million behavioral health campus

Two 16-bed behavioral health residential treatment buildings in the works are intended to get people into treatment and give them the care they need, preventing trips to emergency rooms or jail

Aug 15, 2024