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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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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COURTESY OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Hospitals and the Unity Center for Behavioral Health want judges to force the state psychiatric hospital to treat civilly committed patients.
Aug 2, 2022
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY IS RENOVATING AN OLDER BUILDING AT 333 SW PARK AVE. IN DOWNTOWN PORTLAND TO BECOME A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDING A MIX OF HOUSING, SERVICES AND RESPITE TO HOUSELESS PEOPLE./COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY/PHOTO BY MOTOYA NAKAMURA
Despite a longstanding push to integrate care and better serve patients, the way many insurance plans cover mental health doesn’t necessarily support integrating it with physical care.
Jun 9, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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The program will answer calls related to mental health and addiction across Portland from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Mar 29, 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
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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The Oregon Secretary of State's office verified enough signatures to qualify Initiative Petition 34 on psilocybin therapy for the November ballot.
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YES ON IP 34 CAMPAIGN