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By Amanda Waldroupe, for The Lund Report, March 30, 2012 The Non-Traditional Health Workers Subcommittee, which has been designing standards for community health workers in Oregon, believes it’s important to continue its work to oversee the development of that work force. It intends to ask the Oregon Health Policy Board for permission to become a […]
On Friday, March 30th, State Arbitrator Jane R. Wilkinson ruled that Officer Ron Frashour should be reinstated, with back pay, after he was fired for shooting Aaron Campbell in the back, despite the fact that Mr. Campbell was unarmed. The Links below will take you to the appropriate sections of this posting, including local media […]
by Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury, March 29, 2012 The Portland Police Bureau is exploring a dramatic shift in the way it handles what’s become a flood of calls involving the mentally ill — with plans in the works for a new, specialized unit that would pair cops with clinicians 24 hours a day. According […]
by Alan Gustafson, Statesman Journal, Mar. 26, 2012 The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached agreement with Oregon officials on a yearslong strategy for reforming the state’s community mental-health system, correspondence obtained by the Statesman Journal shows. Federal officials said in a recent letter to the state Department of Justice that the agreement […]
From The Lund Report, March 27, 2012 But more work needs to be done to develop the training and education programs Community health workers who will work with coordinated care organizations (CCOs) will be expected to need 80 hours of training and education, but not be licensed, according to recommendations that a subcommittee of the […]
By Mindy Cooper, The Portland Observer, March 7, 2012 Portlanders and their families experiencing mental health, addiction and relationship issues now have an affordable place to turn to at the new Lewis and Clark Community Counseling Center, which is dedicated to serve those in need with affordable and culturally sensitive low-cost counseling. According to Antonia […]
By Amanda Waldroupe, for The Lund Report, March 24, 2012 The effort, initially funded by a 2006 grant, is now being extended to Coordinated Care Organizations in southern Oregon A quick, 15-minute appointment with a mental health counselor to talk about the effects of stress and anxiety when a person has an ulcer is radically […]
From The Oregonian, March 25, 2012 A former Portland police officer who gained notoriety for his involvement in the city’s most expensive settlement in recent history is running for sheriff in rural central Oregon. READ: all about Christopher Humphreys Christopher Humphreys, the Portland officer who faced public scrutiny for two separate on-the-job incidents in 2006 […]
By Chris Conrad, Mail Tribune, March 25, 2012 Toxicology report on Elias Ruiz called ‘surprising’ because of his actions before fatal Medford incident A toxicology report performed on Elias Angel Ruiz showed the 18-year-old was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when police shot him dead on Jan. 22 after he charged them […]
By Joe Rojas-Burke, The Oregonian, Friday, March 23, 2012 Published reports on the new drug Fanapt gave it high marks. One medical journal emphasized its “comparable efficacy” to other drugs used to treat schizophrenia, and prominently noted a lower risk of certain side effects. There was no mention that competing drugs outperformed it in three […]
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