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Month: March 2011

Multnomah County: Response to committee report from City Club of Portland

March 31, 2011
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FROM: Kathy Tinkle, Multnomah County Department of Community and Family Services Director, Karl Brimner, Mental Health and Addiction Services Division Director Re: Response to committee report from City Club of Portland [Released via email to County staff persons on March 31, 2011] READ – Mental Health and Addiction Services Division: Response to committee report from […]

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City Club report says county’s ‘fractured’ mental health system needs help

March 31, 2011
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From the Portland Tribune, March 31, 2011 After more than a year of studying Multnomah County’s system for delivering mental health services, a City Club of Portland committee has reinforced what previous studies have concluded: the system needs drastic overhaul. The committee’s report[] details a fractured health care delivery system saddled by poor communication between […]

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Two managers in OSH cottages are reassigned

March 29, 2011
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, March 29. 2011 Two managers in Oregon State Hospital’s transitional housing program have been reassigned to other duties, and an independent investigation will look into patient complaints against the employees. Superintendent Greg Roberts reassigned the two nurses, Larry Belcher and Elaine Roper, on Tuesday, one day after patients outlined a […]

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Dedicated staff makes new hospital even better

March 25, 2011
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Written by Lynnette Miller, an office specialist 2 at Oregon State Hospital, for the Salem Statesman Journal – March 25, 2011 I work at the new Oregon State Hospital Harbors Treatment Mall in Lighthouse 1. This unit cares for the most violent male patients who come from around the state for treatment because they have […]

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Eugene theater director draws talent from the world of the homeless

March 21, 2011
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http://www.registerguard.com/web/livinglifestyles/26008907-57/homeless-street-code-theatre-voss.html.csp Hard as it is to put on a performance of any kind, imagine the difficulty of pulling one off when all the actors are homeless. But if anyone can keep it — and the cast — together long enough to take to the stage, it’s undoubtedly Judith Voss. She calls her troupe the Street […]

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Oregon State Hospital: Budget and opponents throw up obstacles

March 20, 2011
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From the Eugene Register Guard, March 20, 2011 Plans to build a long-promised state psychiatric hospital in Junction City are facing more opposition than ever in the Legislature. The state budget shortfall, human rights concerns and scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice are among the reasons opponents want the state to cancel the project. […]

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Portland woman’s struggle with son shows difficulty of getting long-term care for mentally ill

March 20, 2011
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By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian – March 19, 2011 Jeri Olson arrived at Multnomah County Circuit Court anxious and tired from a restless night. “This is the worst day of my life,” she said as she walked to a second-floor courtroom for a civil commitment hearing for her 32-year-old son who suffers from mental illness. […]

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Community Acupuncture Network Screening & Fundraiser

March 19, 2011
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The Community Acupuncture Network has hired award-winning Portland filmmaker Brian Lindstrom to capture the culture and power of community acupuncture on film, and it’s just about ready! Brian will be showing the first part of our doc-in-progress, with segments filmed at Working Class Acupuncture and at Philadelphia Community Acupuncture on Friday, April 8 at 6:30 […]

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Eyes & Ears – March 2011

March 18, 2011
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Here’s the March 2011 edition of Eyes & Ears, a mental health consumer run newsletter for consumers, their friends & family and mental health professionals. Download and read the March 2011 issue at: Online Reading Version of Eyes & Ears Full article version of Eyes & Ears – for printing Contact the editor at eyes.ears@cascadiabhc.org […]

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Young woman’s plight brings lessons … and memories

March 13, 2011
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From the Medford Mail Tribune, March 13, 2011 “Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.” — William Arthur Ward It still haunts me, what I did — and did not […]

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