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The Mental Health Association of Portland and Oregon Health Sciences University together welcome Greg Roberts, MSW, and Mark Diamond, DO, for a public talk on October 28, 2010 at 7 PM. Greg Roberts is the new superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital. Mark Diamond has been the Chief Medical Officer for the past year. The […]
From Madness Radio, Sept. 25, 2010 Alternatives, the mental health consumer/survivor conference with more than 1,000 participants annually, has withdrawn its previous approval for a workshop on coming off psychiatric medications. The workshop, based in a pro-treatment choice, harm-reduction philosophy, was to share information about continuing, reducing, or coming off medications. After approving the workshop […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, September 24, 2010 An Oregon State Hospital doctor failed to examine a mental patient whose “excessive bleeding” later required surgery at Salem Hospital, according to a state investigation report released Thursday. READ – Offices of Investigations and Training report on Dr. Alexander Horwitz, issued July 28, 2010 Dr. Alexander Horwitz […]
After a string of deadly police encounters – most involving a person with mental illness, and most with an utter lack of consequence for the officers involved – many Portlanders have become wary of police. At a rally tomorrow in downtown Portland, residents will tell the City of Portland and the Police Bureau they want […]
MY VIEW • Rose City shouldn’t base its decisions on Giuliani’s flawed actions Published in the Portland Tribune, by Chani Geigle-Teller, September 22, 2010 Protecting civil and human rights is fundamentally important to Sisters Of The Road and other thoughtful, engaged Portland citizens. The Tribune’s recent article about how our community shares its public spaces […]
From KOIN.com, September 21, 2010 Read the affidavit of probable cause, written by Vancouver Police Detective W. Stephan on September 20. It’s clear he understood from his initial investigation on August 31 Bethany Storro was not telling the truth about being attacked. If they had a better understanding of mental illness, officers could have intervened […]
In Oregon, one in four new mothers reports symptoms of depression, either during or after pregnancy. Even though effective screening and treatment exist, most women with maternal depression are never diagnosed, and among those, only 35 percent receive adequate treatment, according to a new Maternal Mental Health Work Group Report. Wendy Davis, Ph.D., knows this […]
By Steve Duin of The Oregonian, September 19, 2010 On the last Sunday of September, the Nathan Thomas 6 v 6 Fall Tournament will be staged for the final time at Grant High School. In its 19th year, the tournament isn’t showing its age. It isn’t slowing down. The neighborhood tradition is simply moving on […]
The Portland Police Bureau and the Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s Crime Prevention will be collecting unwanted unused prescription medication for safe destruction this Saturday, September 18, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the Gateway Fred Meyer, which is located at Northeast 102nd and Halsey. These ongoing collection efforts […]
From The Oregonian, September 12, 2010 Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Gross was a nearly perfect soldier. Before he went to Iraq in 2004, he sewed a canvas kit for any tools he’d need. He kept a meticulous platoon diary of miles driven, missions completed, weapons destroyed. Gross was making detailed plans for a second Iraq […]
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