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University of Oregon's new Portland campus, former home of Concordia University, pictured on July 2, 2023. | ROB MANNING/OPB

UO prepares to open doors to new Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health

Founders hope the Ballmer Institute, opening this fall, will help fill gaps in mental and behavioral health services in the state and the country

Jul 18, 2023

Members of Portland Street Response team at work. | COURTESY CITY OF PORTLAND

Dozens of organizations urge Portland City Council to reinvest in Portland Street Response

A coalition released a petition Monday calling on Portland City Council to fully fund and expand the city program that sends mental health workers — instead of police — to 911 calls

Jul 18, 2023

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Oregon’s 988 suicide prevention hotline sees jump in demand

The increased use of 988 does not appear to have decreased the overall number of suicides in the state

Jul 18, 2023

The contraceptive drug norgestrel, sold as Opill, was FDA approved decades ago for prescription-only use. If the FDA approves over the counter sales, it would be the first time a birth control pill would be available without a prescription. | LUND REPORT ILLUSTRATION/FDA/JOINT MEETING OF THE NDAC AND THE ORUDAC

FDA approves first over-the-counter oral contraceptive

Opill could soon become available in drug stores, convenience stores and grocery stores, as well as online, without requiring a visit to a health care provider

Jul 18, 2023

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Pandemic handed big profits to companies serving the Oregon Health Plan

Contractors using state and federal funds to provide health care to 1.5 million low-income Oregonians amassed large sums while spending less on care

Jul 17, 2023

Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland. | LEGACY HEALTH

Behavioral health workers at Legacy Health’s Unity Center seek to unionize

The union drive at the psychiatric facility is the latest effort by the Oregon Nurses Association to organize medical workers

Jul 13, 2023
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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | COURTESY OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Judge again rejects hospital lawsuit over psychiatric patient boarding

Four hospital systems, which provide a majority of Oregon’s psychiatric beds, indicated they are “assessing their options”

Jul 13, 2023
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Merkley, lawmakers reintroduce bill to battle nation’s stillbirth crisis

While other wealthy countries have been able to reduce their stillbirth rates, the U.S. has fallen behind

Jul 13, 2023

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Climate resiliency program installs air conditioners in Portland dwellings

The “Cooling Portland” organization hopes to distribute 15,000 air conditioning units by 2026

Jul 13, 2023

In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse. | VIDEO SCREENSHOT/PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION/MICHELLE BURROWS/OPB

Federal trial of former Oregon prison nurse begins

Sides give starkly different opening statements in trial of Tony Klein, the women’s prison nurse accused of sexual abuse

Jul 12, 2023

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