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By Christopher David Gray, The Lund Report, March 5, 2013 A pathway has appeared to the game-changing funding levels that Senate President Peter Courtney signaled for community mental health — at least for children – when the increased funding made a list of priorities when the co-chairs released their two-year spending plan Monday morning. Courtney’s […]
From the Eugene Register-Guard, February 27, 2012 There will be no new bond funding this year for the proposed state psychiatric hospital in Junction City, according to Gov. John Kitzhaber and several key lawmakers. But that doesn’t mean the project is stalled. State officials now acknowledge they in fact have $20 million in old funding […]
By Saul Hubbard, The (Eugene) Register-Guard, Feb. 22, 2012 SALEM — As the monthlong 2012 legislative session enters the home stretch, the fate of continued construction funding for the proposed new state psychiatric hospital in Junction City remains unclear. To keep the project moving through next June and the 174-bed hospital on track to open […]
From The Eugene Register Guard, January 22, 2012 Supporters of a planned psychiatric hospital in Junction City hope that isn’t the case, but it faces an uphill battle in the Oregon Legislature next month As soon as the rains slow this spring, preliminary construction work could begin on the long-promised state psychiatric hospital next to […]
Editorial from The Albany Democrat Herald, January 1, 2012 What to do with people who are mentally ill is a question to which Oregon is still trying to find the best answer, and we have to hope that the new year will bring us a step closer to what needs to be done. The recent […]
By Dennis Richardson, Oregon State Representative, Fourth District, from his December 21, 2011 Newsletter The holiday cheer, the lights, the gift giving, the carols, the shopping and delicious treats are all part of our holiday excitement. Christmas and Hanukkah’s Festival of Lights are times of joy and celebration, but this season is also a time […]
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