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Multnomah County to lose $11 million in state funding, must refigure budget

August 31, 2011
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From the Oregonian, August 31, 2011 Nearly three months after passing its budget, Multnomah County must now figure out how to fill an $11 million hole passed down from the state. County commissioners knew when they adopted the $412 million general fund budget in early June that they’d lose millions once the state Legislature passed […]

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Teen Hospitalized While in Multnomah County Custody Suffers Second Breakdown; County Denies Beating

August 31, 2011
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From The Skanner News, August 31, 2011 Case of Kyeron Fair, charged with Measure 11 for being present during robbery, again put in limbo A teenager hospitalized in the Oregon Health and Sciences University cardiac intensive care unit last year while suffering a mental health crisis in Multnomah County Sheriffs custody, has suffered another mental […]

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Mental Health Crisis Line to be Posted on Billboards

August 31, 2011
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From The Lund Report, August 31, 2011 The hope is that more people will opt to use the crisis line, rather than calling 911 Multnomah County expects to post its mental health crisis telephone number on 15 billboards by mid-September. The number, 503-988-4888, will remain on billboards for a month. The intent, said Jason Renaud, […]

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NIDA’s Nora Volkow

August 31, 2011
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An interview with Nora Volkow, the neuroscientist in charge of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who also happens to be the great-granddaughter of Leon Trotsky, from the New York Times. She’s exceptionally smart – worth a listen. As a scientist it’s difficult for her to understand the spiritual and cultural complexities of alcoholism and […]

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The loneliest battlefield

August 31, 2011
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Editorial from The Oregonian, August 31, 2011 READ – Mike Francis’ terrific story on the life and death of Matt Brennan, TThe life and death of an Oregon Guardsman illustrates a national tragedy. U.S. soldiers are fighting a stigma, struggling with trauma, and dying Until last month, if a U.S. soldier killed himself in a […]

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Clackamas County offers lessons on handling mental health crises

August 30, 2011
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From the Estacada News, August 30, 2011 Innovative class will cover prevalence of mental illnesses and potential warning signs For years, people around the country have attended local first aid classes centering on such topics as CPR, but Clackamas County is set to place a new class in the lineup. Beginning this fall, the county […]

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Man was shot by officer in home: Wife says husband was unarmed

August 28, 2011
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From the The (La Grande) Observer, August 7, 2011 The wife of the Elgin man who was fatally shot when an officer responded to a domestic call early Monday says her husband was unarmed when the shooting occurred. “I want everyone to know Dick’s hands were empty when (Officer) Eric (Kilpatrick) shot him,” Gloria Shafer […]

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The life and death of an Oregon Guardsman illustrates a national tragedy

August 28, 2011
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From The Oregonian, August 28, 2011 As a child, Matthew Michael Brennan wore Michael Jordan’s replica jersey everywhere he went. He played youth basketball and football, and later, on the offensive line at Tualatin High School. He was disconsolate when his beloved Miami Hurricanes lost the national championship football game. He tweeted about the Lakers. […]

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Cartoon thread with Jack Ohman

August 26, 2011
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Over on Facebook we’re discussing a recent editorial cartoon by The Oregonian’s Jack Ohman. Here’s the backchatter you didn’t read on Facebook. (Posted with permissions). From the Mental Health Association info@mentalhealthportland.org 8/22/2011 2:56 PM Hey Jack. We appreciate your sense of humor and that you point out the GOP’s incongruities, but it’s really unnecessary to […]

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Out of the Woods: Local program helps homeless veterans get their footing

August 21, 2011
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From the Longview Daily News, August 20, 2011 Mike Szpakiewitz got an apartment last week. The simple act was monumental for the 58-year-old, who after 20 years in military service and years in custom cabinetry and car repair, had sunk into depression and homelessness. Tom Hunter, who served a total of 17 years in the […]

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