Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
By Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg Kristi Jamison, a Portland leader in mental health and disability advocacy – as well as a genuinely wonderful person, whom we proudly call our colleague and friend – has received a prestigious and highly deserved city honor: a 2014 Spirit of Portland Award. City Commissioner Amanda Fritz will present […]
The Portland Mercury, June 16, 2014 Portland’s national search for a federal police reform monitor—on hiatus for almost three months after mental health advocates demanded a bigger role in the process—is apparently back on track, according to interviews with city officials and documents obtained by the Mercury. The city began soliciting applications over the winter. […]
Spoken testimony delivered by Kristi Jamison at the Fairness Hearing, Feb. 18, 2014 “Honorable Judge Simon, members of the court: my name is Kristi Jamison and I am the Executive Director of Empowerment Initiatives, a peer-managed wellness program active in Portland for nearly a decade. I thank you for the opportunity to be heard. I […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, August 13, 2013 Anonymous fliers being posted around Portland, with messages threatening to reveal the names of neighborhood residents who receive disability benefits, qualify as “hate speech,” according to the Portland Commission on Disability (PCOD). As of today, the PCOD says it has received 75 reports of the […]
By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner, Jan. 14, 2013 “My life and the lives of others depend on it.” That’s how Amy Anderson describes peer-delivered wellness services. So it’s not surprising that peer services — a key part of the CCO (coordinated care organization) model used in health care reform — were on the […]
From Spotlight on Recovery Issue 28 – 12/13/11 I have been fortunate to get an interview with Kristi Jamison, the executive director of Empowerment Initiatives (EI). Her answers to my simple questions are profound. 1. If you had a free hand and unlimited resources to promote mental health recovery, what would you do? I would […]
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