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Month: June 2019

Kicked to the curb: How the state failed fragile mentally ill Oregonians

June 23, 2019
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Oregonian – June 22, 2019 ALL DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS ARTICLE Data regarding SRTF Denials from KEPRO subsequently reviewed by HSD – 4 2019 Radcliffe DRO KEPRO records request – Fall 2018 Letter from Pat Allen to Sarah Radcliffe of DRO about KEPRO – February 2019 Oregon Performance Plan Semi-Annual Narrative Report – January 2019 […]

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Pieces of Oregon’s Mental Illness Puzzle

June 23, 2019
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More and more we’re thinking of Oregon’s “mental health system” not as a system, but as a puzzle. A system by definition requires sensibility, rationality, purposefulness, planfulness, engagement with constituents, a degree of responsiveness to new information. Today, those qualities are missing from the Oregon Health Authority’s “system.” In addition, the set of services are […]

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Looking for Help But Landing in Jail in Oregon – updated

June 21, 2019
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A new report released June 17, 2019 from Disability Rights Oregon’s Mental Health Rights Project reveals that Portland-area hospitals rely on the police to arrest and remove patients with mental health conditions who are seeking care or have been recently discharged. The report is titled, “The ‘Unwanteds’:Looking for Help Landing in Jail.” READ – “The […]

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Directive to continue addressing the statewide Aid & Assist crisis

June 8, 2019
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Directive to continue addressing the statewide Aid & Assist crisis To: Margie Cooper Stanton, Director, Health Systems, Steve Allen, Behavioral Health Director, Health Systems, Dolly Matteucci, Superintendent/Chief Executive Officer, Oregon State Hospital, Derek Wehr, Deputy Superintendent, Oregon State Hospital From: Patrick Allen, Director, Oregon Health Authority Date: June 7, 2019 Subject: Directive to continue addressing […]

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Bill to fund peer-led recovery centers moving through Oregon Legislature

June 5, 2019
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From KATU.com, June 5, 2019 Experts in the addiction treatment field hope that help is on the way from the state government to turn around what is considered a “failing grade” when it comes to addiction treatment in Oregon. “I would give Oregon an ‘F’ overall because we have some of the highest rates of […]

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