May 2019 – Mental Health PDX

Unity Unionizes

May 28, 2019

This post will contain articles, documents and information about the unionization of Unity Center, Legacy Health’s psychiatric Emergency Service. For more information about Unity, use the search box on this page. Unity Center Nurses Allowed to Hold Union Election Portland Mercury, June 12 2019 Unity Center nurses get go-ahead for union election Portland Business Journal, […]

County commissioner chides mental health executive over crisis respite center

May 24, 2019

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Daily Astorian, May 24 2019 A county commissioner chided the CEO of Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. for putting the crisis respite center in Warrenton up for sale and withdrawing from a board that governs the facility. “Recently, GOBHI has kind of pulled the rug out from that enterprise,” Commissioner Pamela Wev said during a […]

All about Eugene’s CAHOOTS – street outreach program

May 18, 2019

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Communities all over the US and Canada are learning how to replicate Eugene’s CAHOOTS. Here are a set of documents, articles and videos to whet your appetite to know more. CAHOOTS is available by contract to provide technical assistance and training to agencies and governments. Contact Tim Black, CAHOOTS Operations Coordinator at White Bird Clinic, […]