September 1996 – Oregon Mental Health Archive

Locking up the problems isn’t the solution

September 8, 1996

By Robert Landauer – editorial columnist for The Oregonian, September 8, 1996. Not available elsewhere online. Review these recent Portland scenes: 1. During Rose Festival, a woman was disrupting traffic, holding a baby doll, sucking her thumb and beating her head against trees, injuring herself. 2. He really thought he was Superman and would not […]

Rights keep too many from help

September 6, 1996

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By Robert Landauer – editorial columnist for The Oregonian, September 6, 1996. Not available elsewhere online. A thirtyish woman stops paying her bills, appears dirty and disheveled, no longer talks to neighbors, sends family away when they come to the door and is described as delusional by her apartment manager. She definitely needs help, says […]