Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
Pertaining to elections, city and state government, City Hall, the Mayor, etc.
The Oregon primary election is May 17, 2016. The Mental Health Association of Portland will host two separate events to inform the public about political candidates and their positions. The organization does not endorse candidates or initiatives. The first event is March 10 at 6:30 PM at Maranatha Church in Northeast Portland. It will be […]
Press contact: Dr T Allen Bethel 503-288-7241 PICKET LINE/NEWS CONFERENCE TO PROTEST OFFICER FRASHOUR’S REINSTATEMENT Justice For Aaron Campbell Thursday, Dec. 31, 11:30 AM, Portland City Hall, SW 4th and Madison Tomorrow, Thursday December 31, the Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA) Coalition for Justice and Police Reform will hold a picket line and news conference to […]
Eds. Note – The complaint below stems from the United States Department of Justice v. City of Portland settlement agreement where the city of Portland is required to hire a “Compliance Officer / Community Liaison” (CO/CL) and impanel a “Community Oversight Advisory Board” (COAB). DISTRIBUTED VIA EMAIL – November 19, 2015 TO: Adrian Brown, Assistant […]
OPB News, Oct. 21, 2015 Most voters in Oregon and Washington think mass shootings – like the one earlier this month at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg – are the result of untreated mental health problems. More than half of voters in the two states think mass shootings are avoidable. Those are among the findings of […]
Time magazine, Oct. 3, 2015 Presidential candidate Donald Trump responded to President Obama’s renewed calls for gun control following the recent Oregon shooting in an interview with Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, saying people are always going “come through the cracks.” “I watched his statement, and I understand exactly what he’s saying,” says Trump. […]
Forbes, Sept. 6, 2015 Interested in mental health? According to a recent poll, you probably are—just like the 90% of us in the US who view mental health to be as important as physical health, the third of us who have trouble accessing mental health, and the 40% of us for whom mental health care […]
“Prozanski said the new law will help prevent gun violence. Recall supporters say it’s an infringement of law-abiding citizens’ right to bear arms.” It also targets persons with mental illness, who – despite what you may infer from articles like this – are not breaking any laws by having a diagnosis. “Prozanski said the bill […]
The Daily Astorian, July 23, 2015 Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis said Wednesday that the county is in crisis on mental health and that law enforcement is frustrated by a limited ability to help people in urgent need of care. “We are not doing a good job,” Marquis said at a work session held […]
The Lund Report, July 3, 2015 For the first time, Oregon will use all of its $158 million biennial tobacco master settlement for healthcare-related expenses, and not divert the money to pay for other projects. The bulk of the funds will be geared toward the Oregon Health Plan, which will receive $102 million. The state […]
From the Oregonian, October 5, 1909 Excerpt text from longer article listing Multnomah County accounts. On the other hand, the County Poor-farm and Hillside Farm receipts have dwindled from $2589.07 in 1902 to $517.75 last year. The expenditures of the Hillside Farm last year, which included those of the County Hospital, were $30305.29. In 1902 […]
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