The following article is presented as news relevant to the mental health community, but please note the video is a political advertisement. We are posting it because it features Richard Harris, the former head of addictions and mental health for the Oregon Health Authority. This posting should not be taken as indicative of MHAP’s position […]
By Ryan Bemis, published in Guidepoints: News from NADA, January 2012 – not available online, reprinted with permission. Paid licensed acupuncturist positions within addictions and psychiatric programs in Oregon and California have sharply declined in recent years largely due to budget issues, and as a result dozens of acupuncture-based services for the public have ended, […]
Here’s the December 2011 edition of Eyes & Ears, a mental health consumer run newsletter for consumers, their friends & family and mental health professionals. Download and read the December 2011 issue at: Online Reading Version of Eyes & Ears – with links Full article version of Eyes & Ears – for printing Contact the […]
Guest opinion by Richard Harris, director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority Right now, our state is engaged in an important discussion about how to provide treatment for those suffering from mental illness, especially those who may have committed a crime. The goal is to provide the right care […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, November 28, 2011 The administrator of the $458 million Oregon State Hospital replacement project will shift to a new job early next year, becoming interim director of the state office of addictions and mental health treatment programs. Linda Hammond, who has steered construction of a soon-to-be-completed state hospital complex in […]
By Amanda Waldroupe, The Lund Report, November 23, 2011 Some counties will receive more, or less, funding for mental health programs than they did in the past With some kinks fixed and recalculations made, a new formula defining the amount of funding each county receives for mental health programs is here to stay, said Richard […]
To: Addictions and Mental Health Services Interested Parties From: Bruce Goldberg, M.D., OHA Director Today I share news of the January retirement of Richard Harris, director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division. Richard has been a truly outstanding leader at AMH and OHA during more than three years of service. As many of you […]
From the Lund Report, September 15, 2011 – by Amanda Waldroupe The state’s new funding formula for allocating money to counties for mental health services takes funding away from some counties, gives money to others Multnomah County’s board of commissioners voted this morning to use $8 million dollars of its one-time only and general fund […]
Greetings, I wanted to provide a brief update on Oregon Health Plan health system transformation (HB 3650) and our Addictions and Mental Health Division system change efforts. First, the four work groups convened by Governor [John] Kitzhaber to provide input on health transformation and the creation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) have begun to meet. […]
From Street Roots, June 15, 2011 As minimum security patients at the Oregon State Hospital, Matthew Kirby, 22, and a 40-year old man identified as “Emmanuel Goldstein” for this article are allowed to do quite a bit. They can leave the hospital’s grounds under the supervision of one hospital staff person, and could, for instance, […]
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