CEO Janet Meyer also announced at the community advisory council that Health Share intends to hire a new part-time medical officer.
Nov 7, 2013
Advocates Cautiously Optimistic About Opportunities for Mental Health in CCOsChristen McCurdyTue, 10/29/2013 - 09:17
Pointing out that many patients with mental health diagnoses have shorter life expectancies, advocacy organizations intend to be more involved in helping patients access peer support and navigation
Scott Tiffany stepped into his new role as executive director of the Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network in August with more than 16 years of behavioral care experience in Oregon, Idaho and Arizona – but he says he has big shoes to fill.
Twenty-three years after the closing of Oregon’s Dammasch State Hospital, 100 hundred or so people gathered to celebrate the creation of new housing for the mentally ill in a housing development located at the site of the former mental institution.
A cigarette tax increase will create a dedicated funding source for mental health services, totaling about $30 million a year. The Senate president said it should take care of Oregon’s needs for children and adolescents while still falling short for adults with mental illness.
July 8, 2013—For a few weeks in late May and early June, it looked like Klamath County’s county-operated mental health programs would shut down or be disrupted. But frantic negotiations and the involvement of the Oregon Health Authority is preventing that from happening.
July 3, 2013 — The Oregon Health Authority budget passed the House on a highly partisan 35-23 vote, with only Republican Rep. Bob Jenson of Pendleton crossing party lines to support the $15.2 billion budget with the Democratic majority.
Sen. Alan Bates told The Lund Report that without the tax revenue asked for in House Bill 2456, the Blue Mountain Recovery Center in Pendleton will close as scheduled in January.
