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Exclusive: Health Authority Staff Angry Over Plans To Scrap On-Site Inspections At Behavioral Health Facilities

Critics say switching to virtual visits conducted through a smartphone or tablet, which will save time and money, could harm residents.

Sep 21, 2020
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Governor’s High-Level Behavioral Health Group Ends With Disappointment 

The group came up with a number of recommendations but they won’t move the needle on the state’s mental health crisis.

Sep 15, 2020
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Audit Finds Oregon’s Mental Health System in Disarray, Lacks Leadership

The report identified wide-ranging, chronic problems, including a lack of leadership and failure to monitor $158 million of taxpayer money.

Sep 9, 2020
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Influential Foster Youth Forum Calls For Sweeping Changes To Address Racism, Mental Health Issues 

Ideas from foster children themselves will play a "key role" in transforming the child welfare system, one official said.

Aug 31, 2020
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Hospital Systems Support Tobacco Tax Measure

The measure would add $2 to a pack of cigarettes in Oregon, which has the lowest cigarette taxes on the West Coast. It would also tax vaping products.

Aug 13, 2020
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Brown’s Behavioral Health Strategy Mired In Chaos, ‘Profound Disappointment’ 

When Brown set up her Behavioral Health Advisory Council in October 2019, advocates and medical professionals had high hopes it would spark meaningful change. Instead, it's turned into a missed opportunity, critics say.

Jul 20, 2020
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Lawmakers Hope To Protect OHSU, State Hospital, Medicaid In Budget Cuts

Jul 16, 2020

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Ryan Weaks, 37, says Dual Diagnosis Anonymous "saved my life."/Lynne Terry/The Lund Report

Organization Fills Gap For People With Mental Illness, Addiction Problems

Dual Diagnosis, a peer support group for people with an addiction problem and mental health issues, has helped scores of people since it started in Oregon in 1998. But it's needed now more than ever.

Jul 15, 2020
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Children’s Mental Health Program Swept Up In Looming Budget Cuts

The state plans to delay a program projected to keep 300 children out of psychiatric residential treatment in its first year, saving money and keeping families together.

Jul 13, 2020
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Despite Budget Crunch, Oregon Health Authority Plans 3 New High-Level Behavioral Health Positions

Some state employees question the decision which is part of an overhaul by Steve Allen, who was hired as the agency's behavioral health director last year.

Jul 7, 2020
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