When Brown set up her Behavioral Health Advisory Council in October 2019, advocates and medical professionals had high hopes it would spark meaningful change. Instead, it's turned into a missed opportunity, critics say.
Former Gov. John Kitzhaber, health care executives and government officials agreed during a panel that the state and industry need to do more than cut programs.
Jul 14, 2020
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Nursing home visit Raul Lugo wanted to hug his grandmother Rosa Perez, 89, during their in-person visit at her nursing home./Courtesy of Damary Lugo
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