Disability Rights Oregon

Image

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Expert Recommends State Ease Oregon State Hospital Bottlenecks

The neutral evaluator’s recommendations are part of an interim settlement the state hospital reached with Disability Rights Oregon.

Jun 6, 2022
Premium

Image

Oregon State Hospital. | AMANDA LOMAN/SALEM REPORTER

Outside Investigation Finds “Complete Disarray” At Oregon State Hospital 

Disability Rights Oregon urges Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority to take swift action on understaffing, other woes at the Salem facility.

Sep 27, 2021
Premium

Image

JAKE CORNETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DISABILITY RIGHTS OREGON

Advocate Blasts Oregon Health Authority Over Leadership During Pandemic

Disability Rights Oregon has been busy during the pandemic, with a steady stream of complaints from people about discrimination in health care.

Jun 1, 2020
Premium

Image

LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Ejected from Emergency Rooms, Mentally ill And Homeless Often End Up In Jail

Jun 19, 2019
Premium

Image

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Health Authority Outlines Plan To Reduce Delays At Oregon Psychiatric Hospital

Jun 9, 2019

Image

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Judge Finds Oregon State Hospital 'Willfully Violated' Court Order

Jun 5, 2019

Progress report: State Penitentiary falls short of goal to improve the health & well-being of inmates with serious mental illness

Oregon’s most seriously mentally ill prisoners continue to endure solitary confinement

Apr 26, 2017

Advocates Push for Better Protection of Children with Disabilities

April 12, 2013 – Just under 12,000 reports of child abuse or neglect were substantiated by the state of Oregon in 2011, with 80 percent of those incidents involving a family member, according to the 2011 Child Welfare Data Book released by the state's Department of Human Services.

Apr 11, 2013