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Month: November 2016

Corvallis Farm Home falsified records, hiding safety failures

November 30, 2016
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From the Corvallis Gazette Times, November 22, 2016 Employees at a residential psychiatric treatment facility for children in Corvallis routinely failed to perform mandatory welfare checks and falsified records to hide that fact, according to Oregon licensing records. The issues at the Children’s Farm Home came to light in August, when the state began investigating […]

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Concentration of Opioid Prescriptions by Oregon Providers and Among Patients in the Oregon Medicaid Program

November 20, 2016
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Psychiatric Services – November 2016 READ – The Concentration of Opioid Prescriptions by Providers and Among Patients in the Oregon Medicaid Program (PDF) Objective: This study examined the distribution of opioid prescribing across providers and patients and the extent to which concentrated distribution predicts opioid misuse. Methods: Using 2013 Oregon Medicaid claims and the National […]

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Portland Homeless Facility Feasibility Study

November 20, 2016
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Eds. Note – this private plan for resolving homelessness was rejected by the Portland Housing Bureau in October 2016. READ – Portland Homeless Facility Feasibility Study (PDF) I am very pleased to send you a copy of the “Portland Homeless Facility Feasibility Study,” a part of the work supported by your generous contribution of funding, […]

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Search for new Oregon State Hospital boss faces setback

November 17, 2016
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Salem Statesman Journal, November 16, 2016 Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Greg Roberts said 13 months ago that he would retire in December, but the search for his successor has gone awry, leading officials to begin anew and forcing Roberts to delay his retirement by five months or more. The chairwoman of the Oregon State Hospital Advisory […]

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Intersystem return on investment in public mental health: Positive externality of public mental health expenditure for the jail system in the U.S.

November 11, 2016
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Intersystem return on investment in public mental health: Positive externality of public mental health expenditure for the jail system in the U.S. (PDF) By Jangho Yoon & Jeff Luck Care of / Health Management and Policy Programs, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, 464 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA Abstract […]

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Portland council, auditor blast federal judge’s courtroom management

November 9, 2016
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Portland officials condemn judge for allowing ‘racist, sexist’ comments during police status hearing Oregonian – Nov 9 2016 Portland’s mayor, City Council and auditor publicly criticized a federal judge for allowing courtroom spectators to subject city lawyers and officials to “racist, sexist” and other unwarranted attacks during a hearing on police reforms. “We, the Mayor, […]

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Person With Mental Illness And City Attorney Have A Talk

November 7, 2016
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The 175th item of the Settlement Agreement from US DOJ v. City of Portland requires the Department of Justice survey “stakeholders” on progress of the Agreement. Here are the questions asked by attorneys from the DOJ. Do you believe the outcomes (or some of the outcomes) intended by the Agreement have been achieved? If not, […]

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Request for Stakeholder Input on US DOJ v. City of Portland Settlement Agreement

November 1, 2016
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Dear Portland Community, The Department of Justice is in the process of determining whether the outcomes intended by our Settlement Agreement with the City of Portland have been achieved and whether any modification to the Agreement are necessary. Our obligation to conduct such an assessment is provided under paragraph 175, which states: Two years after […]

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