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Construction on new crisis facility to begin this fall

August 14, 2015
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KGW.com, August 14, 2015 We’ve heard it time and time again: There needs to be more help for people who are struggling with mental illness. But now it looks like a change may be on the horizon. Construction on the new Unity Center for Behavioral Health is set to start this fall. If all goes according […]

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Testimony of Beckie Child to Portland City Council

October 28, 2014
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TESTIMONY of BECKIE CHILD to Portland City Council, October 29, 2014 in reference to Compliance Officer / Community Liaison contract for DOJ v City of Portland I’m Beckie Child, a mental health advocate and an adviser to the Mental Health Association of Portland. I was invited to participate in the selection of candidates for the […]

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Which candidate should be COCL? Some say, “None of them!”

October 8, 2014
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The Skanner, Sept. 30, 2014 When Judge Michael Simon approved Portland’s Settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, the city agreed to hire a Community Liaison/Compliance Officer to oversee progress and report back to the report. Now, for the next 30 days, the city is asking the public to comment on the three candidates under […]

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Psych Central signs on to help defeat pro-force, anti-rights House bill, HR 3717, the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act”

April 21, 2014
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By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, April 21, 2014 An anti-civil rights bill that purports to fix the “broken mental health system” but would actually gut that system has picked up a new and formidable opponent. Psych Central — and the more than 350,000 Americans it represents – last week came out strongly against […]

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Is the Oregon State Hospital No Longer Mired in Misery?

March 18, 2012
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Salem Statesman Journal, March 18, 2012 For decades, the Oregon State Hospital was mired in misery. Behind the Salem hospital’s crumbling facade, mentally ill Oregonians were packed into a bleak, antiquated and unsafe asylum. New state-of-the-art facilities are now in place, but opinions are divided when it comes to a key question: Are patients receiving […]

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James Chasse Memorial & new Randy Moe show

October 23, 2011
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On October 28, 2006 over 400 people came together to remember the life and death of James Chasse. You can now listen to that memorial service in its entirety. Speaking are – Patricia Ross of First Congregational Church, John Paul Davis of First Congregational Church, Jim and Pamela Chasse, Linda Gerber (Jim’s mother), Mark Chasse, […]

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MHAO opposes Senate Bill 594

March 2, 2011
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Oregon Senate Bill 594 would authorize county sheriff or municipal police chief to make community notification when person found guilty except for insanity of homicide or felony sex offense is conditionally released from state hospital. Further, it would require the Psychiatric Security Review Board to notify law enforcement officials having jurisdiction over location where person […]

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Mental health forum will feature Robert Whitaker

February 7, 2011
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By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner On Thursday, Feb. 10, award-winning journalist Robert Whitaker, along with a panel of experts, will speak at a community forum titled, “Moving Mental Health Recovery Forward / Rethinking Psychiatry.” Whitaker’s previous visit to Portland on August 19, 2010, filled three venues to capacity, addressing some of the hottest […]

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Call in radio show: Juncture at Junction City

July 7, 2010
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Dial in with your opinion about the Oregon State Hospital siting at Junction City – 503-665-5865 9 AM PST The radio show is Think Out Loud, 9 AM Thursday July 8 Click here to listen (at 9 AM) Click here to download (after July 8 ) The first patients to stay at the Oregon State […]

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Junction City site support may be lacking

June 28, 2010
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From the Eugene Register-Guard, June 26, 2010 The proposed facility in Junction City faces declining support from lawmakers who are worried about the cost Opponents of a proposed psychiatric hospital in Junction City are gaining traction in their push to scrap it, because of a flagging state budget outlook that calls into question Oregon’s ability […]

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