February 2009 – Page 3 – Mental Health PDX

Sizer: Decision on Chasse Discipline Not Far Off

February 4, 2009

From the Willamette Week online, January 30 2009 After enduring repeated criticism from the Portland police union, Chief Rosie Sizer tells WW she’s close to deciding on whether the officers involved in the 2006 death of James Chasse Jr. deserve discipline. “It is going through the process, and I don’t think it will take too […]

Mental Diversity Startup: Volunteer Coordinator / Development Director

February 3, 2009

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Two Job Openings in Innovative Mental Diversity Nonprofit Startup Volunteer Coordinator & Development Director (two separate volunteer-to-hire positions) Portland Hearing Voices is a new community learning partnership for people who hear voices, see visions, and have unusual beliefs and sensory experiences. We ask the question, What do these experiences mean to you? and welcome all […]

State Mental Health Caucus Holds First Meeting

February 2, 2009

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On January 29, Representative Ron Maurer convened this session’s first Mental Health Caucus meeting. The Caucus was begun during the 2007 Session by former Senator Avel Gordly. It provides a forum for information sharing on mental health and chemical dependency issues during the legislature session. The Caucus will meet every other Thursday from noon to […]