February 2006 – Oregon Mental Health Archive

Lack of psychiatric beds burdens health care system

February 5, 2006

From The Portland Business Journal, February 5, 2006 Urgent-care patients from Portland get sent to facilities Over a recent holiday weekend, three Portland-area patients needing emergency mental health care were sent out of town for help. One patient ended up in a Medford hospital; the other two went to Corvallis. The reason: Not one Portland-area […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – 2/26/07

February 3, 2006

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from The Oregonian Police still miss main pointThe recent articles and editorial about the death of James P. Chasse Jr. at the hands of the police (Feb. 9, 20, 21) seem to miss the point. While it’s all very well to have clearer responsibilities outlined for transportation of injured prisoners, it seems clear that Chasse […]

Oregon Field Guide: Meth Labs

February 1, 2006

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From Oregon Public Broadcasting, February 2006 Methamphetamine labs are moving from the cities to remote areas of Oregon and bringing toxic chemicals that are creating environmental time bombs. Time – 7:26. Meth labs in Oregon are moving out of urban areas and in to out-of-the-way places like forests where the huge quantities of contaminants that […]