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Month: April 1997

Struggle with Mental Illness Ends with Death

April 20, 1997
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From The Oregonian, April 20, 1997 – not available online On the last day of her life, Emily Comeaux put on angel earrings, bought a $350 revolver, wrote a goodbye letter to her daughter and laid her 37 years of demons to eternal rest. Tortured by multiple personalities and an abusive past, Comeaux spent the […]

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People in child’s circle of care must be told about drugs

April 3, 1997
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From The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 3, 1997 When God speaks to Mary Jackson, she hears the voice of her son Bobby. It’s a voice frozen in a 7-year-old’s chirp, the voice of Bobby four years ago, when he died. Bobby had been in a foster home with seven other children for nearly a year. The […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/youth/" rel="category tag">Youth</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/bobby-jackson/" rel="tag">Bobby Jackson</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/carl-cleveland/" rel="tag">Carl Cleveland</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/sue-colasurdo/" rel="tag">Sue Colasurdo</a> Leave a comment

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