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Opinion: Stop using the term ‘substance abuse’

May 28, 2016
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By Jason Renaud and Jenny Westberg, Street Roots, May 26, 2016 “What’s in a name?” Juliet muses from the balcony. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare was right – mostly. In general, things are not fundamentally altered by changing what we call them. But hate speech has its own rules. […]

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City moves quickly to hire settlement monitor – maybe too quickly

September 1, 2014
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The Portland Mercury, August 29, 2014 Among the many newly firm deadlines looming over the city’s finally approved package of police reforms with the US Department of Justice: the need to hire someone credible and qualified to monitor the deal—an independent compliance officer/community liaison (COCL)—within the next 90 days. That might sound ambitious. But thanks […]

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‘Broken promises’ at Fairness Hearing

February 19, 2014
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The Portland Mercury, Feb. 19, 2014 It was billed as a signature piece of a proposed legal settlement meant to answer federal accusations that Portland police officers engage “in a pattern or practice” of using excessive force against people in mental-health crisis. READ – Our spoken testimony at the Fairness Hearing READ – Our written testimony […]

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Our Open Letter on Assaults at the Oregon State Hospital

February 11, 2014
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Feb. 11, 2014 To: Greg Roberts, Superintendent, Oregon State Hospital From: Mental Health Association of Portland The Mental Health Association of Portland is Oregon’s impartial advocate for people with mental illness and addictions. We have a continuing interest in various aspects of the Oregon State Hospital. We would like to offer our perspective on the […]

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Man with Mental Illness Tased by Portland Police in Grocery Store

November 20, 2013
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By Sara Roth, KGW News, Nov. 18, 2013 Portland police tased a man armed with knives who was reportedly threatening shoppers and stealing at Whole Foods in Northwest Portland Friday. Officers recognized him from prior mental health incidents. The incident happened at Whole Foods at 1210 NW Couch St. around 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to […]

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MHAP, others will offer testimony on police review

October 24, 2013
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By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, Oct. 23, 2013 A number of proposed Portland City Code changes that would expand the powers of the Independent Police Review Division and require more information be made public on the police chief’s disciplinary decisions are to go before City Council this afternoon. The League of Women Voters, Portland Copwatch […]

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Leave the patients to us: Is Nevada unloading its mentally ill in Oregon?

October 10, 2013
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From Street Roots, October 10, 2013 They were given a bus ticket along with a few days worth of medication and food. They traveled long distances to cities in California where they arrived as strangers. Their journeys have sparked outrage and lawsuits. Now there are calls to find out if it happened in Oregon. Following […]

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Hold the phone: Why is Multnomah County funding two crisis lines?

September 5, 2013
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By Dirk VanderHart, The Portland Mercury, Sept. 4, 2013 When local nonprofit Lines for Life persuaded Portland City Council a year ago to dole out $150,000 for expanded suicide hotline services, some in the mental-health community had concerns. Wouldn’t the organization increasingly be in competition with Multnomah County’s existing crisis call center? Why do we […]

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Dr. Pamela Martin, new director of Oregon’s Addictions and Mental Health Division, to speak August 1

July 23, 2013
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By Nick Budnick, The Oregonian, July 23, 2013 The new director of Oregon’s Addictions and Mental Health Division, Pamela A. Martin, will discuss the public mental health system Thursday, Aug. 1 at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Martin, a psychologist and Ph.D., worked in New Mexico’s mental health system for 35 years before beginning […]

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Federal judge says he’s ‘inclined’ to set trial on Justice Department findings

July 19, 2013
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Since a take-no-prisoners inquiry by the U.S. Department of Justice, which found Portland police were engaged in a “pattern or practice” of excessive force against people with mental illness, the City of Portland’s draft settlement agreement has still not been approved in federal court. Justice officials, the Portland police union and the Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition […]

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