Mayor Adams’ speech leaves out police accountability and better funding for mental health.
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At Half Capacity
Strict Eligibility Hurting Mental Health Court?
Are strict eligibility rules crippling Portland’s mental health court?
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Your Mental Health and You
Your mental health and YOU.
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Crisis, Intervened?
Cops’ Mental Health Training Completed
Portland cops have been trained to deal with mental illness—but
how well?
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House Arrest
Neighbors Try to Stop Home for Mentally Ill Criminals
New facility for mentally ill criminals sparks fear in Milwaukie.
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Cascadia in Crisis
Clients of County Mental Health Provider Speak Out
“LAST TIME Cascadia’s predecessor pulled something like this, I knew two people who committed suicide,” said mental health advocate Marian Drake, addressing Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler last Wednesday afternoon, May 21, during an emotional two-hour meeting concerning the financial collapse of the county’s giant mental health-care provider, Cascadia. There’s a public meeting to discuss […]
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Trial Effort
Portland to Get Pilot Mental Health Court
PORTLAND IS ON TRACK to get a pilot mental health court by the end of June, with the aim of reducing repeat offenses by those whose illegal behavior is primarily the result of mental illness. The project is good news for those like Public Defender Rachel Bredfeldt, who watched one of her clients have a […]
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In Other News
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29, the League of American Bicyclists finally granted one of Portland cyclists’ longtime wishes, crowning Portland as the bike-friendliest big city in the US. Portland is now a “Platinum”-rated Bicycle Friendly Community—an upgrade from the gold rating earned in 2003—thanks to things like our 270 miles of bike lanes, our third consecutive […]
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In the Shadows
Dying Hard
The man in Room 220 of the Multnomah County Courthouse reminds me of Bruce Willis in Die Hard. He’s about 35, white, dressed in a thick navy coat with a high collar, and his hair is closely cropped. When police brought “Willis” to Emanuel Hospital five days earlier, he was agitated, disorientated, and delusional, telling […]