Pertaining to hospitals, doctors, clinics, outreach programs
From Willamette Week, February 2024 Data shows Oregon experiences a higher incidence of mental illness than most states but provides less services. Chris Bouneff says that’s because the state painted itself into a corner where only taxpayers foot the bill for mental illness, while private insurers have historically covered little. Bouneff came to National Alliance […]
Portland city council prepares to vote on new sobering beds KGW.com – May 2023 ‘Portland could use 50 beds’: City council proposes adding sobering beds to psychiatric hospital KGW.com – May 2023 Council members are set to vote on Wednesday to add nine new sobering beds at the Unity Center’s Psychiatric Hospital. This would cost […]
Ebony Clarke speaks at gathering of more than 1,000 for workers involved in behavioral health From the Oregon Capital Chronicle, May 8, 2023 Ebony Clarke, Oregon’s new behavioral health director, urged a packed conference in Seaside to look beyond state government for solutions and change. Clarke, appointed by Gov. Tina Kotek in February, spoke Monday […]
From the Willamette Week – April 2023 Allegations of sexual relationships between county contractors contributed to the closure. Late last month, Multnomah County abruptly shut down temporarily its downtown Behavioral Health Resource Center, which provides respite for homeless Portlanders. At the time, it cited needed building repairs and staff training as reasons for the closure. But last […]
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, […]
From Asylum to Community – Mental Health Care in Oregon from the 1950s to 2000 By David Cutler MD, Barry Kast MSW, Zeb Larson PhD, and Jason Renaud Published in the Oregon Historical Quarterly, October 2022 READ – formatted PDF of this article The question of how to provide mental health services for people with […]
Oregon State Hospital Forensic Admission and Discharge Dashboard – June 2022 Oregon State Hospital Forensic Admission and Discharge Dashboard – July 2022 Oregon State Hospital Forensic Admission and Discharge Dashboard Bi-Weekly Report – August 2022 OSH Forensic Adm & Dis Bi-Weekly Report 2022-08-29-2022-09-11 OSH Forensic Adm & Dis Bi-Weekly Report 2022-09-26 to 2022-10-09 OSH Forensic […]
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 […]
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