Disability Rights Oregon wants the state to send only felony defendants who are unable to aid in their own defense and need mental health treatment to the state psychiatric hospital — not those ...

The most recent data shows 96% of people at the state hospital are committed for criminal matters, and 40% of them are ...

Chris Bouneff started volunteering at the Oregon chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness ... When we rebuilt the state hospital, we sort of patted ourselves on the back and said ...

Backlash against the proposed policy was taken up by the board overseeing the Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday after ...

Medical doctors face higher rates of burnout and depression, and are twice as likely to die by suicide compared with the general population. The risks were magnified during the height of the COVID-19 ...

Critics say current state law already pays workers ... scheduled a work session on a bill that directs the Oregon Health Authority to study mental health treatment. More than a dozen other ...

This year, Senate Bill 779 aims to secure an additional $2 million from the general fund to ensure the helpline's long-term stability. Levy and Sen. Todd Nash are the chief sponsors of the bill. Nash ...