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The Oregon State Hospital campus in Junction City. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Second Patient Accuses Former State Hospital Nurse Of Sexual Harassment 

Woman’s lawsuit claims a male nurse tracked her down to a Portland church.

Sep 20, 2022
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ADRIANA SANCHEZ, AN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT AT THE OHSU SCHOOL OF NURSING’S ASHLAND CAMPUS, PROVIDES A FOOT BATH FOR A CLIENT ON MAY 17, 2022./ADAM SULLIVAN/OHSU

OHSU Expands Street Nursing Teams In Southern Oregon

After a successful launch, the program will expose more students to meeting the complex needs of people experiencing homelessness in Jackson and Klamath counties.

Sep 15, 2022

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Readers Respond To Series About Meth’s Impact On Oregon’s Behavioral Health System

In August, The Lund Report’s series about the state’s growing meth problem garnered a lot of attention.

Sep 8, 2022
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Cutline: Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen spoke Sept. 5 during a virtual meeting with behavioral health providers, advocates and others about Oregon State Hospital. The hospital has new limits it must follow for how long it can treat patients who face criminal charges.

Deadlines For Oregon State Hospital Stays Spark Concern

Critics say a court order that limits how long some patients can be treated at Oregon State Hospital could hurt public safety and put people on the street without care.

Sep 7, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon State Hospital Ordered To Discharge Some Patients Sooner

Facing a backlog of incoming patients, a federal judge ordered the state psychiatric hospital to set new deadlines for patient treatment lengths.

Sep 1, 2022
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Funding For Oregon’s Overdose-Reversing Program Risks Running Dry

Save Lives Oregon created a pipeline for naloxone, an overdose reversing medication, but its funding is in jeopardy.

Aug 31, 2022
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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | COURTESY OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Suit Says State Hospital Nurse Harassed Patient

Federal suit includes numerous explicit texts allegedly sent by recently departed state employee.

Aug 18, 2022
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Using Both Meth And Opioids Drives Overdoses In Rural Oregon, Study Finds

A study of rural drug users in 10 states found the combination fuels heightened overdose risk, but many programs are not equipped to treat people who are using both drugs.

Aug 16, 2022
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Oregon’s Meth Problem: More Money Than Leadership

Despite a windfall of new funding that could combat Oregon’s meth-fueled behavioral health crisis, leaders have no plan and risk leaving promising approaches on the shelf.

Aug 4, 2022

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Meth Has Changed, And It’s Sabotaging Oregon’s Mental Health System

In the state with the highest rate of meth use in the nation, the drug is driving severe mental illness among criminal defendants at the state psychiatric hospital, and patients elsewhere are paying the price.

Aug 2, 2022