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MIRA SATUREN, 16, OF ASHLAND, SPEAKS TUESDAY IN A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT HER CONCERNS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. SHE PARTICIPATED IN AN OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY STUDY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH./BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Climate Change Affecting Oregon Youths' Mental Health: Report

State report on climate change in Oregon serves as a starting point for policymakers and agencies.
Jun 15, 2022
ONE OF EIGHT BILLBOARDS AROUND THE PORTLAND AREA THAT CASCADIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE HOPES WILL ATTRACT PARTICIPANTS TO ITS MEDICATION SUPPORTED RECOVERY FOR METH PILOT./COURTESY OF CASCADIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

Portland Programs Offer Medication-Assisted Treatment For Meth Users

On the heels of a promising study, new programs at Cascadia and CODA offer prescription drugs to help stem stimulant use in patients.
Jun 14, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Wanted: New Employees At Oregon State Hospital 

Even as one out of five existing staff posts lie vacant, Oregon State Hospital officials are pushing to recruit staff to fill new jobs.
Jun 2, 2022
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Crystal Johnson, 49, says the incentives she receives as part of her treatment programming are important to her recovery at Phoenix Wellness Center in Newport, Ore., on March 28, 2022. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Rewards For Staying In Drug Treatment Work, Now Oregon Is Poised To Pay For Them

Oregon’s Measure 110 dollars will expand use of a proven but rarely used treatment for meth addiction and other drugs.
May 24, 2022
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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. 

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Anthony Caliend, 52, is experiencing homelessness in Ontario, Ore. He’s seen here sitting in the chapel at Origins Faith Community, where he receives free meals and peer services, on Oct. 13, 2022. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

The number of people in recovery hired to connect people to treatment is increasing, but the broken system in which they work poses challenges and risks.

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