Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
Sunday May 3rd, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Cover The Uninsured – free health screening and information! Blood pressure screening, body mass index screening, vision tests / eye exams, foot exams, talking with a doctor, FREE hair cuts! All are available while supplies last. EVERYONE IS WELCOME O’ Bryant Square – SW 9th and SW […]
Brian Lindstrom’s acclaimed documentary Finding Normal is now available for sale on DVD. See – www.findingnormal.org Finding Normal is a feature-length cinema-verite documentary film about long-time heroin and crack addicts trying to rebuild lives devastated by addiction and incarceration. The film follows two men and one woman leaving a detoxification treatment center in Portland Oregon, […]
Opinion published in the Salem Statesman Journal on April 27 2009 by Gina Nikkel, Ph.D., who the executive director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs. These agencies are immediately and directly affected by the Governor’s proposed budget cuts to mental health services. The Community Mental Health Programs (CMHPs) are the primary safety […]
Editorial by Stephen Kliewer, from the Wallowa County Chieftain, April 23 2009 The state of Oregon has stated that it is going to cut 30 percent of the funding for addictions and mental health this coming year. An ugly number considering such services are already underfunded and there is a rising demand for services. But […]
Tuesday, April 28 Governor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs 9:30 am – 3:30 PM, 500 Summer St. NE, Room 137, Salem +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 – 8:00 PM Judge Richard Baldwin & Heidi Grant, PsyD. talk about the Mental Health Court of Multnomah County, what it does and how it operates. Providence […]
From the Longview Daily News, April 19 2009 Heroin addiction is shooting upward in Southwest Washington – and so are heroin overdoses. Emergency Department personnel at St. John Medical Center have seen “a definite steady and noticeable increase” in heroin cases, said spokesman Randy Querin. Police reports show officers frequently coming in contact with heroin […]
From Willamette Week, April 22 2009 Local mental health and addiction services and state prisons aren’t the only potential budget cuts that could make life more brutish in Portland. The potential loss of several key programs at the state Department of Human Services is truly sobering. Following is a list of six programs that would […]
Multnomah County Forum to Save Our Human Services Tuesday, April 28th, 4:30-7 PM 501 SE Hawthorne, Multnomah County Building, first floor boardroom This location is accessible for people with disabilities. Overview of the crisis we face Impartial informational presentation on the proposed cuts in Chair Wheeler’s Executive Budget. Advocacy strategies to save our services Actions […]
From the Oregonian editorial board member Doug Bates, April 22 2009 If you’ve never seen “Finding Normal,” the critically acclaimed documentary by Portland film maker Brian Lindstrom, I highly recommend you check it out. And only if you’ve seen it will you fully appreciate the little story Lindstrom shared with me recently. It’s just a […]
The Mental Health Association of Portland will host four house parties raising money to help finish our film, ALIEN BOY in the next few weeks. April 29 in SW Portland May 7 in NE Portland May 26 in NE Portland June TBA in SE Portland All fundraisers begin at 6 PM. Pick your date and […]
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