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Month: May 2016

What happened to Travis Anthony Moore

May 28, 2016
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Travis Anthony Moore, 38, was shot to death by one or both of two Oregon City police officers, David Edwins and David Plummer, on May 21. The officers were attempting to serve Moore with an arrest warrant for failure to appear on a previous charge. Moore had schizophrenia, according to his brother, Adam. +++ Man killed […]

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Release checklist can help navigate path from incarceration to care

May 28, 2016
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A new ‘Release Checklist’ from ReEntry Mental Health Action Team will help families and friends plan and provide a continuum of care for persons with mental illness as they transition back to their communities after incarceration. The Action Team meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at TVF&R Community Room, 20665 SW Blanton Street, Aloha. […]

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Emergency Rooms Become the Place of Last Resort for the Mentally Ill

May 28, 2016
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From The Lund Report, May 27, 2016 Once the Unity Center opens later this year, people in crisis will have a calmer, more patient-focused option for care – possibly starting with a ride in an ambulance rather than a police car. Describing a friend in crisis who spent more than 40 hours without care in […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/health-care/" rel="category tag">Health Care</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/chris-farentinos/" rel="tag">Chris Farentinos</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/jason-renaud/" rel="tag">Jason Renaud</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/sharon-meieran/" rel="tag">Sharon Meieran</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/unity-center-for-behavioral-health/" rel="tag">Unity Center for Behavioral Health</a> Leave a comment

What happened to Bodhi Wilson Dean Phelps

May 28, 2016
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| Police violence

Bodhi Wilson Dean Phelps, 22, of Fairview, was shot and killed by Gresham Police officers Gavin Sasser and Kevin Carlson on May 24 as they responded to reports of domestic violence. KGW.com, May 26, 2016 +++ Press release: Domestic violence suspect shot by officers Gresham Police Department, FlashAlert.net, May 24, 2016 An early morning domestic violence […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/police-shootings/" rel="category tag">Police violence</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/bodhi-phelps/" rel="tag">Bodhi Phelps</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/gavin-sasser/" rel="tag">Gavin Sasser</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/gresham-police/" rel="tag">Gresham Police</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/kevin-carlson/" rel="tag">Kevin Carlson</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/officer-involved-shootings/" rel="tag">officer-involved shootings</a> 2 Comments

Opinion: Stop using the term ‘substance abuse’

May 28, 2016
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By Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg, Street Roots, May 26, 2016 “What’s in a name?” Juliet muses from the balcony. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare was right – mostly. In general, things are not fundamentally altered by changing what we call them. But hate speech has its own rules. […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/addiction/" rel="category tag">Addiction</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/language/" rel="tag">language</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/mental-health-association-of-portland/" rel="tag">Mental Health Association of Portland</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/substance-abuse/" rel="tag">substance abuse</a> Leave a comment

U.S. spends more on mental health care than any other condition

May 20, 2016
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HealthcareDIVE, May 20, 2016 Dive Brief: Spending on mental disorders in the U.S. was $201 billion in 2013, beating out all other medical conditions, according to a study in the latest issue of Health Affairs. Of that amount, more than 40% was related to spending for institutionalized care. Rounding out the top 10 most costly medical conditions […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/health-care/" rel="category tag">Health Care</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/healthcare-spending/" rel="tag">healthcare spending</a> Leave a comment

New film on mental health issues, ‘The Videoblogs,’ will hit Portland May 21

May 16, 2016
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                                                                Greetings, My name is Sean Mannion and I’m a producer for the film The Videoblogs. The Videoblogs is an independent feature film about […]

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Oregon State Hospital superintendent to retire

May 13, 2016
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Salem Statesman-Journal, May 4, 2016 Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Greg Roberts will retire at the end of the year. During an interview at the State Hospital on Wednesday, Roberts said he was hired to improve the hospital, and that job is done. He said he believes the State Hospital is now the best institution of […]

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Matt Klug v. City of Portland, continued…

May 5, 2016
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After a year of investigation and delay the Portland City Council-appointed Citizen Review Commission met last night to review the case of Matthew Klug. After 45 minutes of self-indulgent delay, the CRC bumbled through its agenda before conceding they had little to add to the Portland Police Bureau’s exoneration of two Portland police officers’ rough […]

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After frustrating day of responding again and again to woman in crisis, Hermiston police chief blames ‘the system’

May 4, 2016
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Northeast Oregon Now, May 3, 2016 The Hermiston police chief says “the system failed” a woman who was in need of medical help, but instead was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. Over a 12-hour period on Monday, the Hermiston Police Department received numerous calls involving a woman “clearly in crisis of some kind,” […]

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Posted in <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/category/law-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Law Enforcement</a> Tagged <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/crisis-intervention-training/" rel="tag">crisis intervention training</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/hermiston-police-department/" rel="tag">Hermiston Police Department</a>, <a href="http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/tag/jason-edmiston/" rel="tag">Jason Edmiston</a> Leave a comment

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