Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
The Lund Report, March 6, 2015 HB 2363 puts Oregon Health Authority administrative rules into statute in an effort to minimize the use of non-therapeutic isolation of patients who come to emergency rooms during a mental breakdown but are locked in a room while receiving minimal treatment. Some Republicans objected to micro-managing the administrative process […]
By Dan Tilkin, KATU.com, Feb. 10, 2012 After 18 months of care, Matthew Ingle, 21, had earned the privilege of taking a supervised walk outside the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. Doctors and therapists at the secure facility that treats the mentally ill thought Ingle was progressing well in his treatment for schizophrenia. On Sept. […]
-By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner A striking transformation could be in store at the Oregon State Hospital, according to the facility’s new leadership team, Supervisor Greg Roberts, MSW, and Chief Medical Officer Mark Diamond, DO, who spoke about the future Thursday evening at Oregon Health & Science University. Roberts and Diamond weren’t talking […]
Portland Tribune, November 2008 Hospital restraint figures revealed – State to make public quarterly data about psychiatric units The data described in this article is available online. Adult Seclusion and Restraint Occurrences Per 1000 Patient Days: 1st Quarter 2008 (PDF) (NOTE: DHS has linked to data which DOES NOT provide facility-specific information for adults, as […]
From the Portland Tribune, November 6 2008 Safety concerns prompt OHSU to mull gun rules – Lethal weapons in psychiatic unit may put patients at risk The head of public safety at Oregon Health & Science University wants officers such as Jess Gillies to be able carry guns, which currently is illegal. The university has […]
In response to Laura Crabtree’s excellent letter to the Portland Tribune (Oct. 9, 2008 – and see below), I see the quality of care received by psychiatric patients to be a parity issue. However, I think it is important to note that rude behavior on the part of staff is not restricted to the psych […]
From the Portland Tribune, September 18 2008 Law’s intent debated as DHS declines to show data on specific facilities When Oregon mental health advocates successfully lobbied for a bill last legislative session that would require hospitals to report to state officials how often they forcibly restrained and secluded psychiatric patients, the advocates thought they had […]
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