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In 2017 Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran commissioned a report on the County’s mental health system from the Human Services Research Institute. . That report, released in June 2018, detailed a county agency proud of its work and accomplishments and their clients utter dissatisfaction. READ – Multnomah County Mental Health System Analysis Draft Final Report, […]
Portland Tribune, November 20, 2019 County not connecting needy people with treatment programs they are eligible for, according to report As Portlanders call out for better care for people facing homelessness, including those struggling with mental illness, a new audit has found that even with its funding shortages, Multnomah County could be doing more to […]
Portland Tribune, November 19, 2019 District Attorney Rod Underhill won’t charge employees for not forwarding cases for investigation READ – Prosecution Decline Memorandum, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Case No. 18-67244, November 18, 2019 READ – Multnomah County Mental Health Adult Protective Services Review, October 26, 2019 In August 2018, Multnomah County launched an investigation into the […]
Two initial positions. Most people who are chronically homeless became homeless as a direct result of untreated alcoholism, addiction, and mental illness. Rehousing them prior to remission is a set up for repeat failure. Those persons overwhelm the homeless service system which wasn’t designed to help them, and routinely rejects their needs. Equally, treatment providers […]
Eds note – Series of articles from Southern Oregon reflect the increased criminalization of addiction caused by lack of resources provided to treatment services through the Oregon Health Authority. And how public policy about addiction can be overwhelmed and manipulated by jail builders and law enforcement. The plans described in these articles plan to spend […]
From OPB.org – October 31, 2019 High personnel costs and no revenue from major courtroom victories have left Disability Rights Oregon with nearly a half million dollar budget deficit, according to the organization’s most recent tax filing. For four decades, the nonprofit has provided powerful legal advocacy, winning lawsuits that have led to improved infrastructure, […]
November 1, 2019 – The Columbian Move follows disagreements with city over operations at center for homeless READ – Navigation Center and Homeless Response Assessment – Summer 2019 READ – Report on Vancouver’s homeless services – Alpha Project, October 2019 READ – letter from Vancouver homelessness coordinator to community members – November 1, 2019 Homeless […]
Oregon governor Kate Brown launched the Behavioral Health Advisory Council in October 2019. This page is an archive of the work of the Council. The council will make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature with a focus on care for adolescents and adults with serious mental illnesses, including those with simultaneous substance use disorders. […]
Initiative Petition 44 was filed with the state of Oregon by supporters of the Drug Policy Alliance (a drug legalization effort funded by Open Societies Fund and George Soros) in the summer of 2019. The initiative decriminalizes all drug use and requires the state to make major increases in funding for drug addiction treatment. Oregon […]
Portland Business Journal – July 13, 2019 READ – Universal Health Services wants a new hospital in Oregon – ARCHIVE Two years after Oregon health officials rejected its application to build a controversial 100-bed psychiatric hospital south of Portland, Universal Health Services Inc. is trying again. UHS (NYSE: UHS) earlier this week re-applied with the […]
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