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Will Hall was diagnosed with schizophrenia and spent a year in San Francisco’s public mental health system. After trying medications and other treatments, Will found he was able to recover and learn to live with his difficult mental states through holistic health, nutrition, yoga, and meditation, rather than conventional treatments and diagnosis. He went on […]
From the Portland Mercury, July 29 2009 At Mental Health Court last Thursday, July 23, a 32-year-old man only wanting to be identified as “A.K.” for this article sat next to his lawyer, Metropolitan Public Defender Liz Wakefield, in Judge Richard Baldwin‘s chambers. Wearing denim shorts and a black leather belt with silver studs, A.K. […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, July 27 2009 Review under way by DOJ concerning care, conditions Federal investigators arrived Monday at the Oregon State Hospital, launching a fresh, week-long review of patient care and conditions at the much-criticized psychiatric facility in Salem. The visit by U.S. Department of Justice officials to the 126-year-old hospital started […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, July 26 2009 Secondary inspection will gauge progress toward improvements Patient care and conditions at the Oregon State Hospital will draw new scrutiny this week from a familiar critic. Starting Monday, a team dispatched by the U.S. Department of Justice will tour the hospital campus, examine patient records and hear […]
From the Oregonian, July 25 2009 Changes are happening at Oregon’s 126-year-old state mental institution. How much and how fast it is changing are what U.S. Department of Justice investigators will consider when they return this week for their first comprehensive evaluation since November 2006. Following that last visit, the team released a report in […]
From the East Oregonian, July 24 2009 John Cole Carlgren bowed his head and waited for Judge Christopher Brauer to pronounce a sentence. Carlgren pleaded guilty earlier this month to recklessly causing the deaths of four people after he smashed into their car on Cabbage Hill while drunk. Jessie Cline, 29, William Johnson, 24, Fred […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, July 22 2009 Many people recover there, patient Amber Jackson says Amber Jackson counts herself lucky to occupy a private room in a newly refurbished cottage on the Oregon State Hospital campus. “It’s the best room in the whole hospital,” she said. Her gleaming room has a bay window and […]
From the Willamette Week, July 22 2009 Police Chief Rosie Sizer was quick to take credit when the city’s Independent Police Review Division reported last week that use of force against all citizens by Sizer’s officers had dropped from previous years. “I think we started managing the issue better,” Sizer told The Oregonian. But at […]
From the Portland Mercury, July 21 2009 Portland Police are using their Tasers almost twice 26 percent more against people with mental illness as they were in 2006 according to a new report. A use of force report released by the city in November 2006 showed only 26% of force used against people with mental […]
Portland Daily Journal of Commerce, July 21 2009 Junction City, a community of 5,000, prepares for a huge influx of 2,100 inmates and mental patients Even in rapidly growing state such as Oregon, Junction City’s expected growth is unusual. The Lane County community of 5,000 is preparing to accommodate more than 2,100 new people. Fortunately, […]
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