Mental Health Association of Portland – Oregon's impartial & Independent advocate
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 […]
We are still grieving the loss of Robert, whom we loved very much. We are disappointed in the grand jury’s decision, but not surprised, and will review the facts carefully in the weeks to come. While we hope that the investigation was thorough, it is impossible to trust the system as it exists now when […]
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 […]
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 […]
The entities known as Universal Health Services, doing business in Oregon as NEWCO, Inc. which intends to do business as Willamette Valley Behavioral Health, filed a Certificate of Need application with the Oregon Health Authority in July 2019. The entities intend to open a 100-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital in Wilsonville, Oregon. On August 26, 2020 […]
Here are the documents submitted to the court and discussed in US DOJ v City of Portland for the August 24 2021 Status Conference. For an overview on the case see – United States v. City of Portland Here are some of the documents submitted to the court. COCL Compliance and Outcome Assessment Quarterly Report […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Tanner Aliff. For The Register-Guard, March 6, 2021 It took a while for me to get used to the screaming of handcuffed patients spastically yelling murderous threats at their police escorts as they wheeled them through the emergency room. It didn’t faze the veteran nurses — probably didn’t even crack their top 50 memorable […]
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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