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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…
about 2 days ago
- RT @parisreview: “The most important lesson is also the most ironic.” —Ken Kesey theparisreview.org/interviews/183…
Tag Archives: Psychiatric Security Review Board
Springfield community in NIMBY-fueled dither over former state hospital inmates living nearby
The Register-Guard, April 21, 2015 Last month, Kim Gutierrez, a mother of three girls, moved out of a home she has rented for several years in a neighborhood she loved. “I no longer feel safe here,” Gutierrez said. “I hate … Continue reading
Juliet Follansbee tells audience at MHAP event about trends, changes at Psychiatric Security Review Board
The Lund Report, May 1, 2014 Fewer people than ever before are under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board, according to executive director Juliet Follansbee who spoke at the annual Mental Health Association of Portland event and gave … Continue reading
Family of mental health worker killed on patient visit files $2.5 million wrongful death suit
The Oregonian, April 30, 2014 The family of Jennifer Warren, who was killed in May 2012 in St. Helens while delivering medication to a patient, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against multiple corrections offices and health agencies. Warren, a … Continue reading
Juliet Follansbee points to progress at PSRB, with more than ever living in community, but others sound cautious note
Street Roots, April 12, 2014 On the desk in Juliet Follansbee’s downtown Portland office is a thick book of Oregon laws. It contains only a few sentences that grant the state agency she operates tremendous power over the lives of … Continue reading