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Oregon State Hospital, Health Authority inaction targeted by local lawyer

October 17, 2021
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| Courts, Mental Health

Medford Mail Tribune – Oct. 18, 2021 Circuit Court judge allows hearing to learn why state health entities have left defendant in Jackson County Jail since January A man who has been in the Jackson County Jail since he was convicted of robbery 10 months ago could learn later this month why he hasn’t been […]

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Outside Investigation Finds “Complete Disarray” At Oregon State Hospital

September 28, 2021
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| Health Care, Mental Health

Lund Report – September 28, 2021 Disability Rights Oregon staff have found Oregon State Hospital in dire condition and heard repeated warnings from hospital staff and providers about a facility stretched to the breaking point that fails to care for patients. The advocacy group found worsening problems at the hospital, the state’s principal secure mental […]

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Portland Area Crisis Responders & Outreach Teams

September 25, 2021
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| Law Enforcement, Mental Health

Here are the active crisis responders and outreach teams – that we know of. There very well could be more out there. Some are a mix of both crisis responders and outreach. If you know of other services or a clarification, leave a comment below. Crisis responders are all some form of law enforcement or […]

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No Justice for Robert Delgado

September 24, 2021
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| Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Police violence

Supporters of the Mental Health Association of Portland are deeply disappointed in a Multnomah County Grand Jury’s failure to indict Portland police officer Zachary DeLong, who shot and killed Robert Delgado when he was in a mental health crisis on April 16.  This decision shows that our community remains unable to hold Portland’s police officers […]

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Multnomah County Poor Farm

September 16, 2021
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| Housing, Mental Health, Prisons

Multnomah County Poor Farm admissions register index (transcribed). This file is a 500+ page 160 MB PDF so be patient; it will take a moment or so to download. The PDF is not searchable. Below is a snapshot of page one. Roughly 22,250 entries are listed in this document, people sentenced to live and labor […]

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Oregon State Hospital calls for 30 National Guard personnel to help as staffing crisis intensifies

May 28, 2021
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| Health Care, Mental Health

More Articles On This Subject – With 30 National Guard members, help is on the way for Oregon State Hospital’s staffing crisis – Salem Reporter June 3 2021 ‘The state did not follow through.’ As Oregon State Hospital brings on National Guard staffers, others recall facility’s long-term problems – Oregonian June 4 2021 30 National […]

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Services Provided by the City of Portland

April 2, 2021
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| Addiction, Mental Health

Leaders of the City of Portland often claim the city does not provide services to people with mental illness, addiction, alcoholism, and that those services are entirely the province of other entities, such as the state, the county, the public health insurers such as CareOregon or Health Share, or private organizations such as hospitals and […]

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Dangerous county jail inmate sits in legal limbo

February 24, 2021
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| Courts, Mental Health, Prisons

Polk County Itemizer-Observer – February 24, 2021 Polk County must hold Daniel Hauge-Cook until state mental hosptial has space DALLAS — Polk County law enforcement officials are worried about the well being of an inmate in their custody at the jail. While Daniel Hauge-Cook waits for an opening at the Oregon State Mental Hospital, officials […]

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Oregon Law Enforcement Shootings – 2020

February 5, 2021
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| Addiction, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Police violence

Below are a list of all persons shot and killed, shot and wounded, shot at and not killed, and killed by a conducted electrical weapon (CEW), also known as a Taser, in Oregon, in 2020, by state certified law enforcement. No officers received discipline for any of these incidents from their employers. No county district […]

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Two lawsuits filed against Unity Center by patients and family members

January 26, 2021
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| Advocacy, Health Care, Mental Health

Discharged Portland patient, found handcuffed and shivering in ambulance bay, plans to sue Unity psychiatric hospital Oregonian – November 23, 2020 An attorney for a man ordered out of Portland’s psychiatric hospital a year ago and left handcuffed in the ambulance bay while police were called has filed a notice of intent to sue Unity […]

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