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@mentalhealthpdx- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
about 4 hours ago - RT @SallyQYates: My first tweet as a private citizen. Read my op-ed responding to AG Sessions on the need for criminal justice reform https…
about 4 hours ago - RT @TrueNkenge: A day to celebrate Lolenzo Poe formerly of @PPSConnect, and @ULPDX as Board Chair. He is a leader, a brotha & a mentor to m…
about 4 hours ago - RT @StreetRoots: Director’s Desk: With #Oregon Legislature ignoring housing crisis, local progress is crucial @IsraelBayer https://t.co/WeV…
about 4 hours ago - RT @GoodintheHood2: Thank you for your continuous support and love. #UnityInTheCommunity #GITHPDX2017
about 4 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Doctors (& dentists) are a big part of the problem.
about 4 hours ago - Told no we don't need your hospital in Oregon, out of state private psych corp sues Oregon Health Authority: globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
about 18 hours ago - @ABraskey @A_New_Freedom Yeah. Probably a better idea is to stop using heroin.
about 19 hours ago - Multnomah County's response to homelessness is a strategic & measurable failure - thelundreport.org/content/multno…
about 19 hours ago - Last year alone, more Americans died from a drug overdose than were lost fighting the war in Vietnam. wnyc.org/story/60f12016…
about 1 day ago - Nationally, 61% of female and 44% of male federal prison inmates suffer from some form of mental health condition. usat.ly/2tt3Kx7
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Think of something MORE stigmatized. The recovery message has many powerful and thoughtless enemies.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the least expensive & most effective model of crime prevention.
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Recovery is the solution. TX may be a part of recovery - not essential for everyone. Do community le… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - @A_New_Freedom Interdicting opium growers was the prime political purpose of the Taiiban. They saved millions of li… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
about 1 day ago - “The number of people overdosing is skyrocketing, and we have no indication that we’ve reached the peak.” nyti.ms/2sTp8yu
about 2 days ago - “I’ve helped him out because that could be me, or that could be my son out there tomorrow.” registerguard.com/rg/news/local/…
about 2 days ago - RT @PoppotGroup: For some drug deaths, pot is the gateway, for others marijuana is the direct road to suicide. We mourn these losses: https…
about 2 days ago - RT @thehill: HIV/AIDS advisors who quit Trump council bash GOP ObamaCare repeal bill: "It will kill people" hill.cm/6ldNCZh https:/…
about 2 days ago - Note: treatment isn't recovery - treatment professionals typically have only second-hand knowledge of recovery theguardian.com/us-news/2017/j…
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- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
Tag Archives: Oregon State Hospital
Beyond the Cuckoo’s Nest
How Portland and Oregon Have Historically Dealt with Mental Illness—and What It Means for Us Today The Portland Mercury, Oct. 5, 2016 One of the oldest mental hospitals in the US is the still-standing Friends Hospital in Philadelphia. Founded in … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawthorne Asylum, mental health history, Oregon State Hospital, OSH
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Opinion: More options, not more beds
The Register-Guard, April 21, 2016 When a state psychiatric hospital has empty beds, it’s a good sign for Oregon’s health system and for people who struggle with mental illness. While a March 22 Register-Guard story focused on unopened beds at … Continue reading
Junction City institution remains costly and half occupied step backwards
The Lund Report, April 13, 2016 The view from behind the gray concrete walls of the Oregon State Hospital in Junction City looks out upon the yellow-green bucolic plain of the Willamette Valley to dark green foothills on both sides … Continue reading
Junction City facility celebrates 1st anniversary – half empty
Note: The Mental Health Association of Portland opposed building this institution. For example, see our op-ed in the Register-Guard, “Junction City hospital the worst way to treat mentally ill.” Oregon State Hospital officials are celebrating the first anniversary of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Junction City, Junction City costs, Oregon State Hospital
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