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From the Portland Tribune, March 10, 2011 Darrell White’s police file reads like the first half of a crime novel. Between the ages of 12 and 44, White was arrested 126 times by Portland police and charged with crimes ranging from cocaine possession to various forms of theft and larceny. White, 46, was one of […]
Sent by letter March 7, 2011 Dear Congressman David Wu, The friends and supporters of the Mental Health Association of Portland would appreciate an opportunity be your host at a public meeting at a time of your choosing to discuss current events in Oregon and nationwide; your work in Congress; and issues important to persons […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, March 6, 2011 The odyssey of Oregon State Hospital patient Rebekah Brewis has taken extreme twists and turns. From abused runaway as a child to legal activist now. From suicidal prisoner to recovering mental patient. From male to female. From despair to hope. Her stay at Oregon’s main mental hospital […]
READ – Multnomah County Grand Jury Transcript – the death of Anthony McDowell. Grand jury transcripts in the shooting death of Gresham’s Anthony McDowell have been released, Oregonian, March 4, 2011 Grand jury transcripts released in police shooting that left veteran dead, KATU.com, March 4, 2011 Multnomah County Grand Jury Death Investigation – Anthony McDowell […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, March 3, 2011 A state investigation found that the executive director of the state Psychiatric Security Review Board verbally abused an Oregon State Hospital patient, who said the abuse left him feeling “like a piece of trash.” READ – Investigative Report on incident involving Mary Claire Buckley, prepared by the […]
Oregon Senate Bill 594 would authorize county sheriff or municipal police chief to make community notification when person found guilty except for insanity of homicide or felony sex offense is conditionally released from state hospital. Further, it would require the Psychiatric Security Review Board to notify law enforcement officials having jurisdiction over location where person […]
In 2007 and 2008 the Mental Health Association of Portland held produce From the Inside Out, an theater group of persons with diagnosis of mental illness which explored issues of mental health and related topics through interactive theater, participatory workshops and the arts. The project closed in 2009 but was pretty exciting for persons who […]
From the Oregonian, March 1, 2011 Clackamas County’s jailers are inadequately trained to deal with mentally ill inmates, according to a grand jury convened annually to evaluate county corrections. READ – Washington County grand jury – 2009 report. READ – Washington County grand jury – 2010 report. The 2010 Corrections Grand Jury report criticizes the […]
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