Organizations providing support for changing conditions, public opinion, and support services
Oregon’s many mental health crises, OPB.org March 2023 OPB talked to experts throughout the state to learn about several of the most pressing elements of the crisis — and about promising strategies to address the many problems For too many Oregonians, having a mental illness or substance use problem means repeated failed attempts to get […]
Volunteers for the Mental Health Association of Portland have started to clean up the newly identified gravestones of patients of the Oregon Insane Hospital (1859-1880) at Lone Fir Cemetery. Those gravestones were identified through a July 2022 report, which at the moment still unavailable, “Lone Fir Cemetery – Research Results for Burials of Patients of […]
From the Oregonian, August 30, 2022 A federal judge has decided that the Oregon State Hospital must impose strict limits on how long it treats patients who have been accused of crimes but in need of mental health treatment. READ – Oregon State Hospital may face admissions limits to ease overcrowding READ – As Oregon […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – The Klan gets a pass from media By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part […]
The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon – A push to end Catholic schools By Steve Law Originally published in the Portland Tribune in August 2022 and reposted here with permission of the author. READ – Part 1: The Klan arrives in Portland READ – Part 2: The Klan seizes power statewide READ – Part 3: […]
Portland Tribune, July 20, 2022 Multnomah County is renovating an older building at 333 SW Park Ave. in downtown Portland to become a Behavioral Health Resource Center providing a mix of housing, services and respite to houseless people. Multnomah County officials are seeking state funding to expand behavioral health services for people who are frequently […]
Landon Payne was killed in the custody of the Lane County jail staff – sworn deputies and contract health care workers – March 27, 2020 after an altercation and arrest by Eugene Police officers Andrew Roberts, Jacob Thomas and Jairo Solorio. The arrest included a force takedown and multiple Taserings. He was in a mental […]
A rare find! Here is the Metropolitan Portland Study of Alcohol and Drug Problems within the Black Community from 1976, found in a file cabinet in the basement of Providence Hospital. We had heard of the Oregon Black Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse – but never seen any actual documents. Note: the 1976 address […]
Chelsea King Candidate for State Senator Campaign website – www.chelseakingfororegon.com Campaign email address – chelsea@chelseakingfororegon.com READ – All Survey Results The Mental Health Association of Portland is a 501 C 3 nonprofit organization, prohibited from making candidate endorsements. We endorse no candidates. Question One – People with lived experience of mental illness, addiction, alcoholism, and […]
Coach Kay – Keisha Merchant Candidate for Governor Campaign website – https://drcoachkay.wixsite.com/drcoachkay4governor Campaign email address – drcoachkayforgovernor@gmail.com READ – All Survey Results The Mental Health Association of Portland is a 501 C 3 nonprofit organization, prohibited from making candidate endorsements. We endorse no candidates. Question One – People with lived experience of mental illness, addiction, […]
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