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Four of Oregon’s largest hospital systems announced on Thursday they have appealed a federal court ruling that dismissed their lawsuit alleging the state violates the civil rights of Oregonians with mental illnesses by giving them inadequate care.
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An Oregon judge says an ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight can be released from jail pending trial.
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Oregon’s three largest health systems, multiple state court judges, and several counties all sought to convince Judge Michael Mosman to withdraw his order limiting stays at the state hospital. A written decision is pending, but Judge Mosman said "For now assume we are moving forward."
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The Oregon State Hospital has been cited for three workplace safety violations by Oregon OSHA.
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Facing a backlog of incoming patients, a federal judge ordered the state psychiatric hospital to set new deadlines for patient treatment lengths, based more on the severity of criminal charges against them than on their treatment progress
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The state’s leading housing agency has agreed to fund the development of more than 1,200 permanent supportive housing units across Oregon. But it still leaves a wide gap in the state’s affordable housing needs.
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The number of children reported with anxiety and depression increased between 2016 and 2020 by 26% nationally, with 1.5 million more children with anxiety and depression in 2020 than 2016. In Oregon, the increase is even higher.
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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 other patients are paying the price.
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The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health works announced plans to strike, citing high workloads and long waits for patients.
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While lawmakers are still gung-ho about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court approach to the state's crisis of homelessness, county officials are worried they don’t have the resources to implement the idea.
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A proposed bill would require marijuana products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.
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One in three California prisoners has a diagnosed mental illness. The state’s solution for some? Move them around.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a plan in early March that would compel treatment for as many as 12,000 people with severe mental illness and drug addiction — including many experiencing homelessness. Here's how that plan is taking shape.
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The Newsom administration plans to spend $4.4 billion addressing mental health needs among young people. But will it come soon enough?