Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
Ann Kasper has been a keen advocate for persons with mental illness and a witness to the justice system as it pertains to persons who are ill. Her past seven-part video series, A Commitment To Dignity, is available via this web site. In Advocate for Wellness – Mental Health Court, Ann talks with Richard Baldwin, […]
The idea may seem preposterous. But the authors of a new study weren’t laughing when they announced they had identified signs of schizophrenia in babies only a few weeks old. A group of researchers led by John H. Gilmore, MD used ultrasound and MRI to look for brain abnormalities in 26 babies born to mothers […]
From the Portland Mental Health Examiner, June 27, 2010 Stuart Weisberg, MD, who ran a solo psychiatry practice in Northwest Portland and planned to open an assisted suicide clinic in Sellwood, had his medical license suspended on June 24 for unrelated violations, including questionable prescribing practices. Weisberg said his assisted suicide business was inspired by […]
From the Portland Business Journal, June 2010 – not available online Under Derald Walker’s leadership, Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare quietly turned itself around. Two years after a financial meltdown nearly destroyed Multnomah County’s safety net for the mentally ill, the nonprofit at the center of the crisis has rebounded. Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Inc. is a shadow […]
From the Eugene Register-Guard, June 26, 2010 The proposed facility in Junction City faces declining support from lawmakers who are worried about the cost Opponents of a proposed psychiatric hospital in Junction City are gaining traction in their push to scrap it, because of a flagging state budget outlook that calls into question Oregon’s ability […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, June 26, 2010 $175,000 contract aims to help improve mental health care The state has hired a Pennsylvania-based firm to conduct a $175,000 “quality and compliance” review aimed at improving patient care at Oregon State Hospital. Liberty Healthcare’s looming review of the Salem psychiatric facility follows a series of investigations […]
By Stephen Lendman, published with permission from the SteveLendmanBlog In July 2008, the Southern California ACLU released a “Report on Mental Health Issues at Los Angeles County” Jail by Dr. Terry Kupers, a practicing psychiatrist, an expert on long-term isolated prison confinement and correctional mental health issues. He’s also written numerous articles on these topics, […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, June 25, 2010 How long patients stay and where they go afterward is focus of concern in letter Federal investigators are expanding a four-year investigation into the Oregon State Hospital, newly released correspondence shows. The U.S. Department of Justice, in a recent letter to the state, signaled the agency’s intent […]
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR) – June 24, 2010 Josephine County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man who allegedly fired a gun at them Wednesday morning. READ – District Attorney Concludes Officer Involved Shooting Fully Justified Under Oregon Law According to Sheriff Gil Gilbertson, deputies were called to a home in the 1400 block of […]
Rounding out the worst Oregon governorship in memory for persons with mental illness, addiction and other disabilities, Ted Kulongoski announced on June 21 upcoming pennywise and pound foolish state budget cuts. Kulongoski announced May 25 he would invoke his across-the-board cutting authority to eliminate a projected $577 million shortfall in tax collections as a result […]
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