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Meth Has Changed, And It’s Sabotaging Oregon’s Mental Health System

In the state with the highest rate of meth use in the nation, the drug is driving severe mental illness among criminal defendants at the state psychiatric hospital, and patients elsewhere are paying the price.

Aug 2, 2022

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A NEW ONE-STOP TREATMENT CENTER WILL BE LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING IN BEAVERTON ON NORTHWEST EVERGREEN PARKWAY, WHICH CURRENTLY HOUSES THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY DISPATCH./COURTESY WASHINGTON COUNTY

CODA To Operate One-Stop Substance Use Recovery Center In Washington County

The triage and treatment center in Beaverton will add 86 detox, sobering and residential treatment beds as soon as 2024.

Jun 21, 2022
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Meth Stabilization Center Planned For Portland

More than two years after Portland’s only sobering center closed, plans are gaining momentum for a place where people under the influence of meth can sober safely.

Jun 15, 2022
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SHARON MCCUTCHEON ON UNSPLASH

Task Force For Oregon’s New ‘Bridge’ Health Plan Poised To Launch

Applications are open for a new state task force aimed at helping the working poor with affordable health coverage.

Mar 24, 2022
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Darlene Eckert was a resident representative during the five-year Housing with Services program that provided coordinated health care to more than 1,400 residents in Portland./Courtesy of Darlene Eckert.

Portland Project Combining Health And Housing Gets New Attention

Founding leaders of the ambitious effort to improve care and save money hope its demise has lessons for a national audience.

Mar 22, 2022
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An artist's drawing of a new county Behavioral Health Resource Center planned for downtown Portland, at the old Bushong building site./Courtesy of Multnomah County

Provider Selected For Multnomah County’s New Behavioral Health Downtown Day Center

The Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon will operate a peer-run program at the Behavioral Health Resource Center, slated to open in Portland this fall.

Mar 17, 2022
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Providence Accused Of ‘Unfair And Deceptive’ Debt Collection In Washington

The hospital system is not under investigation in Oregon; it defends its record and denies any impropriety.

Mar 10, 2022
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DR. RACHEL SOLOTAROFF CHECKS A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE AT CENTRAL CITY CONCERN'S OLD TOWN CLINIC./COURTESY OF CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

Q&A: Rachel Solotaroff To Leave Helm Of Central City Concern

The departing head of Portland’s largest homeless services provider talks about what she’s seen and what can be improved.

Jan 13, 2022
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Tents line a street in inner Southeast Portland on Feb.14, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Meth ‘A Significant Factor’ Among Homeless Deaths In Multnomah County Last Year

The drug’s role in deaths among people experiencing homelessness has been growing for a decade.

Dec 15, 2021

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Medical Debt Contributes To Majority Of Oregon Bankruptcies, Report Finds

Roughly 4,800 Oregonians filing for bankruptcy in 2019 listed medical bills among their debts, according to a new report.

Sep 9, 2021
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