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Oregon DOC Agrees to Reduce Isolation and Improve the Care of Seriously Mentally Ill Adults in the Behavioral Health Unit

January 13, 2016
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This press release was being jointly issued by Disability Rights Oregon and Oregon Department of Corrections The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) and Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations, effective January 8, 2016. The Memorandum solidifies DOC’s commitment to improving its management of adults in custody […]

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Special pin identifies members of Portland Police Bureau’s Behavioral Health Unit and Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team

September 16, 2014
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The Oregonian, Sept. 10, 2014 Portland officers who are members of the bureau’s Behavioral Health Unit and Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team will be wearing special pins on their uniforms to help identify them. The Behavioral Health Unit consists of a lieutenant, sergeant, program manager, five officers, an analyst, and three clinicians. There are now 78 […]

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Spokane looks to Portland for ways for police to handle crisis

March 20, 2014
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Inlander, March 29, 2014 As community services and treatment programs for people with mental health issues have suffered cuts to funding, personnel and bed space, law enforcement officers have increasingly served as first responders to mental health crisis — sometimes leading to dangerous confrontations between police and the mentally ill. We wrote last week about […]

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Portland suicides are 3 times the national rate, says new PPB report

October 1, 2013
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By Colin Miner, KATU News, Sept. 30, 2013 You know the old expression about the numbers speaking for themselves? From April 2011 through June 2013, 202 people in Portland committed suicide. That’s roughly 34.4 people per 100,000, or three times the national rate, according to a report issued by the Portland Police Bureau. READ – Analysis […]

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PPB releases new video about Mobile Crisis Unit

August 6, 2013
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PPB news release at FlashAlert.net, August 6, 2013 The Portland Police Bureau today released a new video about its Mobile Crisis Unit.  Their press release follows: As a continuing series of getting to know firsthand the work officers are doing in our community, the Police Bureau is releasing today a video ride-along with Mobile Crisis […]

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Archive of DOJ materials from the Portland Police Bureau’s website

July 25, 2013
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On July 24, 2013, the Portland Police Bureau added a “DOJ” link to its website, to house information related to the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of the Portland police and its subsequent lawsuit against the City of Portland.  In order to preserve the material posted there, even if a document or the whole site […]

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Emily Walker: The message you’re sending

July 12, 2013
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By Emily Walker, PDXX Collective, July 12, 2013 Living in Portland you have to know the name James Chasse. You must know that police tackled Chasse, who was [diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia], in front of restaurants in the Pearl District. You must have heard that the three police officers involved alleged that Chasse was urinating […]

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PPB charts progress on 80 reforms sought by Justice Department, but some items notably absent

June 15, 2013
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By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian, June 11, 2013 The Portland Police Bureau Tuesday released a matrix showing how it is tracking the adoption of 80 reforms sought by federal justice officials after a scathing inquiry last year into police use of force against people with mental illness. READ – PPB’s 80-item matrix (PDF, 104KB) The […]

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Jason Renaud: “No worries” on mayor’s plan to pull city funding from CATC

May 4, 2013
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By Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury, May 2, 2013 Mayor Charlie Hales‘ bid to pull the city’s share of funding for Multnomah County’s Crisis Assessment and Treatment Center—a 16-bed facility billed as a resource for police officers—has clearly irked County Chairman Jeff Cogen and even raised questions from at least one city commissioner, Amanda Fritz. […]

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Portland Police Bureau announces members of new Behavioral Health Unit

May 1, 2013
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Portland Police Bureau news release, April 30, 2013 In response to the changing landscape of police work and the requirements set forth in the City’s proposed agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Portland Police Bureau has created the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU). The BHU is located within Central Precinct and encompasses and oversees […]

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