From Willamette Week, May 26, 1999 In the fall of 1997, Marcia Hood-Brown had the world on a string. She had just finished her doctorate in sociology from Brandeis University. She was respected, even revered, by her students at Portland State University. She had landed a coveted postdoctoral position doing research for the federal government. […]
By Robert Landauer – editorial columnist for The Oregonian, May 8, 1999. Not available elsewhere online. Oregon is looking for ways to help mentally ill persons who are losing touch with reality but who spurn treatment and aren’t dangerous enough to be locked up. The legal, ethical, financial and institutional issues are as tangled as […]
By Robert Landauer – editorial columnist for The Oregonian, May 4, 1999. Not available elsewhere online. It’s too late in the session to start dealing with mentally ill persons who reject treatment Just say no to drugs is a watchword of faith. But making that stand might someday get you locked up in Oregon. The […]
From The Oregonian, May 2, 1999. Not available elsewhere online. They came to bear witness for lost loved ones, to speak out despite the grief and pain, to break through the guilt and shame that keeps mental illness and suicide in the shadows. They came to celebrate the short life and mourn the death of […]
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