How many Training Advisory Council applicants were willing to keep their lips zipped?
Mental Health Association of Portland
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The Right Kind of Help
City Takes Another Step Toward Easing Cops out of the Suicide Business
Portland takes another step toward easing cops out of the suicide business.
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Hall Monitor
To Be or Not to Be… Silent
Will the cops’ new “Training Advisory Council” be worth a damn?
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Will They Ever Learn?
Report on Cop Shooting Investigations Finds “Room for Improvement”
An outside look at police shooting investigations finds “room for improvement.”
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Therapy in Blue
Portland Police Look to Create a Specialized Mental Health Unit
The Portland Police Bureau is looking to create a specialized mental health unit.
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A Chief’s Consistent Plea
Chief Mike Reese’s consistent plea: Stop making cops mental health counselors.
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This Just Isn’t Working
Shooting Raises Question: Stop Sending Cops to Suicide Calls?
Bradley Morgan’s shooting raises a question: Stop sending cops to suicide calls?
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Hall Monitor
The Cops Learn to “Walk Away”
In dealing with the mentally ill, cops might finally be learning to just “walk away.”
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Questioning the Questioners
Feds Investigate Portland Police—But Miss Crucial Input
Federal investigation of Portland Police Bureau may be missing the mark.
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When Should Cops Call for Help?
A man chased by police after a traffic stop dies in custody.
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The Wrong Tools for the Job?
No Easy Fixes in Report on Mental Health Treatment
No easy fixes in report on mental health treatment.