Mail Tribune, Dec. 21, 2016 A major client of Jackson County Mental Health is pulling its patients – putting a halt to the county’s ambitious plans for expansion and new hires. Whether layoffs will result because of the reduction in Oregon Health Plan patients served by the county is yet to be determined, mental health […]
The Breaking Point, Part 1 KDRV.com, Nov. 8, 2015 In the middle of creating Divine Lunacy, Peter Quince found out his son was schizophrenic. A surprising turn of events because the musical comedy is about mental illness and because Peter says he had no warning. “He seemed like the most well-adjusted easy going person on […]
Group homes for [people with mental illness] – Part 1 NBC5 News, Nov. 2, 2015 Thousands of Southern Oregon residents are dealing with some sort of mental illness and thanks to the state, county, and private companies, many of them live together possibly in your neighborhood. These group homes are all over and you aren’t […]
Mail Tribune, June 7, 2015 After Medford’s third police shooting in a year renewed discussion of a mental health crisis in the community, Jackson County health officials say the prevalence of mental illness isn’t always depicted accurately — but they aren’t disputing the need for more services. Police said James Anthony Morris, 40, was reportedly […]
KOBI-5.com, Oct. 6, 2014 The number of patients in Jackson County with health insurance skyrocketed after the Affordable Care Act leaving clinics and doctors scrambling to figure out how to better serve patients. It’s been nine months since the Affordable Care Act went into effect and since then more than 380,000 Oregonians have enrolled in […]
Mail Tribune, Oct. 5, 2014 Kathy Randle was working as a nurse when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, often leading to disability. The disease ended her nursing career.”I was staying at home and got more and more depressed and I tried to […]
Medford Tribune, October 5, 2014 When Medford police are asked during special training whether they’ve ever had a loved one affected by mental illness, half to three-quarters raise their hands. Lt. Curtis Whipple said officers are surprised when they see how many of their colleagues have personally dealt with mental illness. “Mental illness is like […]
The Washington Times, August 30, 2014 About 250 works of art – some digital, some recycled, some graffiti and some unfinished – hang on the walls of the Life Track Art Gallery and Youth Center in downtown Medford, while another 120 pieces are tucked away in closets, drawers and wooden trunks just waiting to be […]
KOBI-TV Medford, May 21, 2014 The state of Oregon is putting the most money ever toward mental health services, that’s according to State Representative Peter Buckley (D-Ashland). The increased state funding means there are a lot of exciting things that are happening in Southern Oregon, like more mental health services that are set to start […]
KTVL, May 9, 2014 Chad McComas is the board chairman for Compass House, a clubhouse model of psycho-social rehabilitation. When the Dasil Drop-in Center and Hawthorne Center went out of business, those with mental illness in Jackson County were left in the dark. “So often they’re trapped at home somewhere and they have no place […]
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