OHSU Gets $2.3 Million Grant To Expand Addiction Fellowship Program
The federal award will help the university train more physicians in addiction medicine, an area that's sorely needed in Oregon.
behavioral health
Experts Differ On How To Fix Mental Health Care In Oregon
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Oregon’s mental health system is in a crisis. But should the state focus on preventive care? Provide more therapy sessions? Add hospital beds?
Oregon Lawmakers Plan Roadmap For Behavioral Health Needs
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Oregon lawmakers may create a commission with a lofty but long-term goal: finding a solution for the state’s crisis in mental health.
Multnomah County Agrees To Pay Unity Center Whistleblower
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday agreed to settle with a whistleblower who repeatedly warned county officials about serious safety problems at Unity Center for Behavioral Health.
Legislative Session Will Be Short But Not All Sweet
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The Oregon Legislature will hold a short session this year, with fewer bills on the table than last year.
But some -- on vaping, prior authorizations and Medicaid reporting -- could stir controversy.
Oregon State Hospital Struggles To Keep Up With Patient Demand
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The Oregon State Hospital continues to grapple with delays in admitting patients, even as the state-run mental health hospital stays compliant with a court order requiring timely admission of defendants who need treatment before they can stand trial in criminal cases.
Unity Center Asks State For Higher Rates, Citing Financial Woes
About two years ago, Oregon’s only emergency psychiatric hospital faced a closure threat over the abuse, neglect and even death of patients. Now Unity Center Behavioral Health is in deep financial trouble.
Oregon Faces Big Hurdle In Improving Mental Health Care: Staffing
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Oregon’s behavioral health and addiction services agencies are operating at a subpar level in part because low pay, high stress and other problems prompt workers to quit the field, leading to acute worker shortages, experts told the Oregon Health Policy Board this week.
Legacy Hires President For Unity Center
Legacy Health has hired a mental health expert with a business degree to oversee the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, Oregon’s only emergency psychiatric care facility.
Legacy Fights Unionization Thrust At Unity Center
Less than a month after registered nurses at the Unity Behavioral Health Center in Portland voted overwhelmingly to be represented by the Oregon Nurses Association labor union, the center’s administrators are trying to overturn the vote -- just as they said they would.
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