Behavioral Health

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Inside the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Behavioral health funding takes shape as legislative deadline nears

Lawmakers say the new behavioral health spending will build on previous down payment to shore up the state’s lagging services

Jun 22
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Plan for crisis stabilization in Portland shifts amid uncertainty

Citing challenges to setting up a large crisis stabilization center, the county is looking for providers to run smaller sobering and stabilization programs

Jun 15
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Health care access is top complaint to Oregon Medicaid Ombuds Program

New report notes low spending on behavioral health services for low-income Oregonians

Jun 8
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Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Dolly Matteucci speaks to the Oregon House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on Wednesday May 31, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital official says federal order moving admissions in right direction

The psychiatric facility is getting closer to compliance with a federal civil rights ruling

Jun 1
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Patients sleep at the Hooper Detoxification Stabilization Center in Portland on March 14, 2023. At Hooper, doctors and nurses oversee the medical needs of patients as they go through alcohol and drug withdrawal — a critical first step toward recovery. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Meth, fentanyl pose new problems for overwhelmed detox providers

Painful drug withdrawals that last longer, new mental health hurdles and lack of follow-up care are leading to missed opportunities, workers say

Jun 1

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Judge rules that hospitals can’t sue the state over civilly committed patients

Oregon hospital systems can’t complain about costly and difficult patients while advocating for their civil rights, a federal ruling says

May 30
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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Improved Oregon revenue forecast could fund health care improvements

Behavioral health, coverage, workforce loom large on the laundry list of unmet requests facing state lawmakers. A legislative impasse could keep them from going anywhere despite the availability of new funds.

May 18
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Federal judge considers changes to state hospital discharge order

Changes seek to resolve a conflict between state and federal authorities that prompted the Marion County sheriff to stop transporting discharged Oregon State Hospital patients

May 11
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Proposed fixes for Oregon State Hospital stall in Legislature

Spending measures and legislation to address long-running litigation over the state’s behavioral health system face an uncertain future 

May 9
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Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem is a maximum-security prison. | COURTESY OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

Most Oregon prisoners can’t get addiction treatment; there’s a bill to change that

House Bill 2890 would expand access to behavioral health care in state-run corrections facilities, where 90% of prisoners are eventually released

May 8
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