Governor’s High-Level Behavioral Health Group Ends With Disappointment
The group came up with a number of recommendations but they won’t move the needle on the state’s mental health crisis.
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The group came up with a number of recommendations but they won’t move the needle on the state’s mental health crisis.
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The two-year proposal which would require an extra $1 billion in state general funding, includes increased spending on behavioral health care and children.
The Oregon Health Authority tracked 23 vaping-related lung injuries across the state by mid-March.
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Lawmakers who worked to plug the budget hole took a nip-and-tuck approach rather than slash and burn. Still, advocates are worried about behavioral health care funding.
Gov. Kate Brown has promoted her deputy health policy advisor following the retirement of her top health policy official.
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A proclamation obtained by The Lund Report says there is an "urgent need" to reblance the state budget and “ensure delivery of benefits and benefit programs to Oregonians.”
If Oregon sees 30 or more coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents over seven days, no public school students will be allowed to reenter classrooms, Gov. Kate Brown said.
The rollback includes a new requirement for face coverings in gyms and for children aged 5 and older, and a limit on large indoor gatherings to 100 people compared with 250 right now.
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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.