Lawsuit: Changing the Mental Health Emergency Response System
Disability Rights Oregon v. Washington County
This case is a lawsuit filed against Washington County and the emergency dispatch agency. We decided to file this lawsuit due to the county sending armed police to mental health emergencies.
Lawsuit: Providing Restorative Treatment when Unable to Aid and Assist in Defense
OAC v. Mink
The Ninth Circuit ruled in Oregon Advocacy Center v. Mink that the state psychiatric hospital must accept within seven days people found to not have the mental capacity to stand trial because they are unable to help their attorney defend them in court—what is called "aid and assist."