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A hallway leads to patient bedrooms for the medically managed withdrawal program at Bridgeway, where patients can detox from drugs and alcohol./Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter

Special Report: State To Pour Millions Into Addiction Treatment Despite Little Proof It Works

A Salem Reporter investigation finds that Oregon is poised to spend millions more on top of the $200 million already spent on addiction treatment even though officials aren't sure what becomes of people once they leave treatment or whether the treatment works.
Feb 3, 2021
Stabbin’ Wagon holds regular outreach events at Medford’s Hawthorne Park, which has seen issues with drug use and camping among unsheltered people. Melissa Jones, the group’s leader, was arrested at the park during sweeps of homeless encampments in 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Despite criticisms, Stabbin’ Wagon signs contract with health authority

The Medford nonprofit will provide a new, non-clinical mental health service even after clashing with local officials. The status of other contracts remains uncertain.
Nov 21, 2023
Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Nan Waller in her office on Thursday, February 9th, 2023. | JORDAN GALE/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Multnomah County judge in center of Oregon’s mental health crisis

Nan Waller, a homegrown judge, helps suspects find mental health treatment while also overseeing hundreds of competency hearings a year
Sep 12, 2023
Stabbin’ Wagon holds regular outreach events at Medford’s Hawthorne Park, which has seen issues with drug use and camping among unsheltered people. Melissa Jones, the group’s leader, was arrested at the park during sweeps of homeless encampments in 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Facing backlash over $1.5 million state grant, Stabbin’ Wagon speaks out

New friction surfaces in Medford as Oregon tries to set up respite centers for people in mental health crisis
Sep 12, 2023
A man and a woman sit at a table, talking.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visits with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in a roundtable discussion in Portland about preventing youth overdoses from fentanyl. Bonamici is planning legislation that would make a prevention curriculum available nationwide in schools. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon’s U.S. congressional delegation wants opioid prevention efforts to go nationwide

The Health and Human Services secretary visited Oregon on Friday and participated in a roundtable at a Beaverton school
Aug 8, 2023

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