Oregon hospital systems say they’re saddled with patients who should be in the state hospital, but a federal judge questions the validity of their argument The Lund Report – April 2023 A federal judge on Tuesday cast doubt on arguments by three Oregon health systems that state officials are illegally abandoning civilly committed mental health […]
From KATU.com April 2023 Several business owners are accusing Gresham Police of overreacting after officers were caught on camera repeatedly using a stun gun on a 59-year-old homeless man. It happened at Cheap Charlie’s Beer and Wine Superstore on the afternoon of March 9. Surveillance video shows Ronnie Amato frantically rushing into the store after […]
From the Oregon Capital Chronicle, March 2023 As Kotek seeks more funding, the state also is working on a five-year plan Gov. Tina Kotek is asking lawmakers to put $74.2 million into behavioral health programs in one bill as she begins crafting a five-year plan to address the state’s crisis. Kotek and the state’s new […]
One of the most irksome parts of Oregon’s mental health tragedy is the need to constantly restate the problem (and pad their publishing) for professionals migrating through on their way to a more lucrative career. Behavioral Health Workforce Report to the Oregon Health Authority and State Legislature FINAL REPORT, February 1, 2022 The conclusion of […]
Staff drug use, alleged misconduct shuttered Multnomah County behavioral health center, now reopened – Oregonian, April 2023 Security concerns and misconduct among contracted staff shuttered Multnomah County’s Behavioral Health Resource Center in downtown Portland late last month, county staff acknowledged for the first time on Monday, the day of the center’s reopening. Earlier this month, […]
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