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@mentalhealthpdx- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
about 4 hours ago - RT @SallyQYates: My first tweet as a private citizen. Read my op-ed responding to AG Sessions on the need for criminal justice reform https…
about 4 hours ago - RT @TrueNkenge: A day to celebrate Lolenzo Poe formerly of @PPSConnect, and @ULPDX as Board Chair. He is a leader, a brotha & a mentor to m…
about 4 hours ago - RT @StreetRoots: Director’s Desk: With #Oregon Legislature ignoring housing crisis, local progress is crucial @IsraelBayer https://t.co/WeV…
about 4 hours ago - RT @GoodintheHood2: Thank you for your continuous support and love. #UnityInTheCommunity #GITHPDX2017
about 4 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Doctors (& dentists) are a big part of the problem.
about 4 hours ago - Told no we don't need your hospital in Oregon, out of state private psych corp sues Oregon Health Authority: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
about 18 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Yeah. Probably a better idea is to stop using heroin.
about 19 hours ago - Multnomah County's response to homelessness is a strategic & measurable failure - thelundreport.org/content/multno…
about 19 hours ago - Last year alone, more Americans died from a drug overdose than were lost fighting the war in Vietnam. wnyc.org/story/60f12016…
about 1 day ago - Nationally, 61% of female and 44% of male federal prison inmates suffer from some form of mental health condition. usat.ly/2tt3Kx7
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Think of something MORE stigmatized. The recovery message has many powerful and thoughtless enemies.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the least expensive & most effective model of crime prevention.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the solution. TX may be a part of recovery - not essential for everyone. Do community le… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Interdicting opium growers was the prime political purpose of the Taiiban. They saved millions of li… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - “The number of people overdosing is skyrocketing, and we have no indication that we’ve reached the peak.” nyti.ms/2sTp8yu
about 2 days ago - “I’ve helped him out because that could be me, or that could be my son out there tomorrow.” registerguard.com/rg/news/local/…
about 2 days ago - RT @PoppotGroup: For some drug deaths, pot is the gateway, for others marijuana is the direct road to suicide. We mourn these losses: https…
about 2 days ago - RT @thehill: HIV/AIDS advisors who quit Trump council bash GOP ObamaCare repeal bill: "It will kill people" hill.cm/6ldNCZh https:/…
about 2 days ago - Note: treatment isn't recovery - treatment professionals typically have only second-hand knowledge of recovery theguardian.com/us-news/2017/j…
about 2 days ago
- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
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Cops Insist On Bringing Guns into Portland’s New Mental Health Hospital
Portland Mercury, May 24, 2017 Some See That As Cause for Concern in a City That’s Seen Past Tragedy On a walljust past two locked doors at Portland’s new facility for people in acute mental health crisis, a small silver … Continue reading
Crisis Averted?
Portland Mercury, May 10, 2017 A Brand New Mental Health Center Aims to Revolutionize Care in Portland. It Faces Dizzying Challenges. Wanda knows she’s being poisoned. The nurses come to her room and tell her to breathe from a tube, … Continue reading
Severely mentally ill inmates spend too much time in their cells, says new report
Oregonian, May 5, 2017 Male inmates with the most severe mental illnesses are allowed out of their cells for only a few hours on average each week despite a pledge last year by the Oregon Department of Corrections to increase … Continue reading
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Public Hearings about Portland Police Reform – upcoming dates
Citizens concerned about the fate of police reform in Portland will have the chance to offer input at five upcoming forums – four hosted by the Independent Police Review, and one hosted by the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Peace … Continue reading
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