Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
From the Curry Coastal Pilot, July 11 2009 A state audit of Curry County mental health services showed the county lacking, Curry County Commissioner George Rhodes said Friday. “Basically, they’re saying we’ve got the same issues we had a year ago,” said Rhodes, the county commission liaison to the Human Services Department. He said the […]
The third anniversary of the death of James Chasse is September 17 2009. We’re starting to plan a commemoration – and want your help. We’re mulling a few ideas – but for brainstorming, the more the merrier. Want to help? Send us an email at info@mentalhealthportland.org. The Mental Health Association of Portland has applied fairly […]
From the Willamette Week, July 16, 2009 File this under “your tax dollars at work.” Researchers at Oregon State University have concocted a snapshot of illicit drug use by sampling our municipal wastewater. The results show how much cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine Oregonians pissed out in towns and cities from Astoria to Ontario. “Municipalities across […]
Ever wondered about the roses painted all over downtown Portland? On the exterior walls of commercial buildings, sometimes mixed with red white and blue flags. They’re a bit of a puzzle. Who makes them? How have they so skillfully evaded the City’s mural code? Well here’s the secret. They’re sponsored by Joe Weston, one of […]
Today’s going to be sunny and warm – a perfect day for a picnic. Join us from Noon until 4 PM or so at Sellwood Park for a picnic. We’ll grill stuff – and veggie stuff too. Potluck is welcome. Here’s how to get to Sellwood Park.
From KGW.com, July 16 2009 FOR REFERENCE – Oregon is ranked #1 in homelessness in the Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Resource Exchange’s Fourth Annual Homelessness Assessment. Over 20,000 Oregonians were homeless on a one-night count in January 2008, 0.54 of our population – one out of 200 people. Over the past 18 months social […]
From the South Lincoln County News, July 14 2009 Oregon has highest consumption of dangerous painkillers. It’s not a silver bullet by any means, but Lincoln County District Attorney Rob Bovett hopes a new Oregon law he helped author establishing a prescription drug database will help stem the rising abuse of prescription drugs, particularly by […]
Less than three weeks after we launched our ‘organization page,’ 300 Facebook fans have joined the Mental Health Association of Portland. We invite you to join too by finding us on Facebook. Our fans include dozens of persons with mental illness, their friends, supporters and family members, doctors, lawyers, politicians, philanthropists, clinicians, business owners, artists, […]
The letter below was sent July 13 2009 by the board members of the Mental Health America of Oregon to the editors of the Salem Statesman Journal in response to an editorial written by Arthur Tolan, a staff member of the Oregon State Hospital. Dr. Tolan’s original opinion editorial is below. To the Editor of […]
We try to stay close to home with the advocacy of the Mental Health Association of Portland, and so this site carefully monitors the Oregon and Southwest Washington media for stories about mental illness, collect them in one permanent archive, and present them for your use. But occasionally we need to stretch and reach out […]
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