Facing issues similar to Oregon, Washington state hopes new facilities will make more room for justice-involved patients at its state psychiatric hospitals.
Sep 20, 2022
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The Oregon State Hospital campus in Junction City.
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Woman’s lawsuit claims a male nurse tracked her down to a Portland church.
Sep 20, 2022
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ADRIANA SANCHEZ, AN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT AT THE OHSU SCHOOL OF NURSING’S ASHLAND CAMPUS, PROVIDES A FOOT BATH FOR A CLIENT ON MAY 17, 2022./ADAM SULLIVAN/OHSU
After a successful launch, the program will expose more students to meeting the complex needs of people experiencing homelessness in Jackson and Klamath counties.
In August, The Lund Report’s series about the state’s growing meth problem garnered a lot of attention.
Sep 8, 2022
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Cutline: Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen spoke Sept. 5 during a virtual meeting with behavioral health providers, advocates and others about Oregon State Hospital. The hospital has new limits it must follow for how long it can treat patients who face criminal charges.
Critics say a court order that limits how long some patients can be treated at Oregon State Hospital could hurt public safety and put people on the street without care.
Sep 7, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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A study of rural drug users in 10 states found the combination fuels heightened overdose risk, but many programs are not equipped to treat people who are using both drugs.
Despite a windfall of new funding that could combat Oregon’s meth-fueled behavioral health crisis, leaders have no plan and risk leaving promising approaches on the shelf.
How meth is sabotaging Oregon's behavioral health system
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Read our two-part series about how — despite a windfall of new funding — the state has no plan to address the 'new meth' that is overwhelming behavioral health providers and inflaming ongoing crises across the state.
State inaction left Oregon teens vulnerable to fentanyl’s fatal spread
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A student at Harmony Academy, a high school for teens in recovery, told The Lund Report he didn't realize he was smoking fentanyl until his parent had him tested. He thought the pills he was buying were oxycodone.
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A lack of prevention, education and youth addiction programs opened the door to tragedy as dealers added the potent opioid to local drug markets