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Month: May 2018

Too sick for school: PSU student forcibly sedated and hospitalized claims retaliation, intimidation by university

May 29, 2018
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| Mental Health

Portland Vanguard – May 29, 2018 At 12:05 p.m. on Friday, March 9, Portland State student Ullahushi Lovsness, 23, woke up to a loud knock on their door in the Broadway Residence Hall. Still in a fog from taking a nap, Lovsness rushed to put on a jacket to cover their leisure clothes and opened […]

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Supervised Injection Is A Bad Idea

May 10, 2018
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| Addiction

OP ED – by Jason Renaud Published in the Portland Tribune – May 29, 2018 As Oregon – and the nation – flounder to find solutions for addiction, gadflys and politicians are seeking public funding to watch addicts shoot heroin. There are times, and situations, which cause addicts to consider seeking treatment. We call these […]

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UPDATED – Questions about PCCEP Get Answered

May 5, 2018
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| Politics

After fourteen months of delay Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has re-opened the application process for the police reform oversight committee required in the settlement of US DOJ v. City of Portland. It’s important people with the same experience as those harmed by police use-of-force be included on the committee, and their voices be protected and […]

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People in crisis, with mental illness need sanctuary

May 2, 2018
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| Mental Health

From Street Roots, April 28, 2018 We should be turning away from ineffective and often deadly responses that place people in unfit institutions, such as jail or hospitals by Meredith Mathis and Jason Renaud Meredith Mathis and Jason Renaud are with the Mental Health Association of Portland May is mental health awareness month, a time […]

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