December 2018 – Mental Health PDX

Hatchet attack in Portland a sign of a bigger problem, mental health advocate says

December 21, 2018

KATU.com – December 21, 2018 A man is accused of attacking someone with a hatchet in downtown Portland, and court documents state that mental health issues may have played a role in the incident. The suspect, 35-year-old Nathan Shrader, pleaded not guilty to the attack. The other man involved did not need to go to […]

Prosecutors reviewing Multnomah handling of abuse complaints

December 4, 2018

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| Courts

Portland Tribune, December 04, 2018 Investigators found 16 Unity Center cases should have gone to cops. County employees scrutinized. An internal review of how Multnomah County employees handled cases of alleged abuse and neglect of mentally ill people from greater Portland has spawned a criminal investigation, the Portland Tribune has learned. Among the issues that […]

When Mental-Health Experts, Not Police, Are the First Responders

December 1, 2018

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| Law Enforcement

Program in Eugene, Ore., is viewed as a model for reducing risk of violence Wall Street Journal – November 30, 2018 (SEE PDF FOR PHOTOGRAPHS) They are the kind of calls that roll into police departments with growing regularity: a man in mental crisis; a woman hanging out near a dumpster at an upscale apartment […]