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New Concerns About Racism, Transphobia Raised With Oregon State Hospital Leadership Lund Report – October 20, 2021 Members of Oregon State Hospital’s Advisory Board want answers from the hospital’s leader after hearing from a staff member about the treatment of a transgender patient, a Black patient and a Black nurse. READ – letter from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From The Oregonian, July 15, 2021 Body-worn cameras for all Portland police officers. A qualified civilian supervisor to lead the police training division. Identifying and holding accountable police lieutenants and above who didn’t provide adequate justification for approving uses of force by Rapid Response Team members during Portland’s past year of racial justice protests. Hiring […]
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