Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Oregon Health Authority to launch new rental assistance program in November

Oregon will be the first in the nation to offer a statewide rental assistance program through Medicaid

Oct 28, 2024

An artist’s rendering of the planned residential facility for youth at Parrott Creek Child & Family Services in Oregon City. The project will serve 40 youth when finished. | COURTESY OF PARROTT CREEK/EL DORADO

Behavioral health program for young people in Clackamas County will expand in 2025

A new facility under construction will allow Parrott Creek to double its residential services to treat youth who suffer mental health and addiction conditions

Oct 17, 2024

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas. | COURTESY OF ANDREA SALINAS

Salinas introduces bill in Congress to increase behavioral health workforce with scholarships

Bill seeks to encourage people to get degrees for behavioral health careers while avoiding student debt

Oct 8, 2024

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Years of work ahead for Oregon to address its lack of behavioral health beds

Oregon faces a shortage of thousands of beds for mental health and addiction treatment

Oct 1, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital bringing in outside help after multiple violations and patient deaths

The Oregon State Hospital has hired a consulting firm to help it address safety violations that federal inspectors have flagged after three patient deaths and other issues like sexual contact between patients. The hospital will pay the company up to $1.7 million.

Sep 24, 2024

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Multnomah County new drug addiction program starts small

Oregon’s largest county has launched a new program to reach people in drug addiction

Sep 19, 2024

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Majority of state attorneys general seek warnings for youth on social media

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum in Oregon is leading a push for Congress to require surgeon general warnings for youth on social media platforms

Sep 17, 2024

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Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness

OHSU researchers compared the U.S. to 40 countries and found that Americans are 20 times more likely to die by firearms, even with a similar rate of mental health illness

Sep 12, 2024