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Willamette Week Melissa Roy-Hart 11/20/24 Willamette Week Melissa Roy-Hart 11/20/24

A Key State Agency Admits It Ignored a Federal Mandate to Help People With Severe Mental Illness

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/20/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/20/24

Oregon State Hospital has violated federal order on admissions for last 6 months; judge presses for change

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Health authority is flouting new Biden anti-discrimination rules, hospitals claim

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Mental health workgroup proposes changes to Oregon's civil commitment laws

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The Number of Oregonians Compelled to Receive Psychiatric Treatment Is Vanishingly Small

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They Were in a Mental Health Crisis at a Hospital. This Is How They Landed in Jail.

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Court revives suit by hospitals demanding Oregon provide beds for civilly committed patients

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Hospitals' lawsuit against Oregon State Hospital revived after appeal

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A man spent his final days in isolation in an Oregon jail. Why did he die?

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Oregon hospitals’ lawsuit over state’s psychiatric care responsibility advances in appellate court

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Marion County, crime victims ask new judge for more say on Oregon State Hospital case

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Bill to stop involuntarily commitment of individuals with intellectual disabilities fails

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Judge extends discharge deadlines for Oregon State Hospital patients

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Oregon State Hospital’s overcrowding progress too fragile to let court order lapse, expert says

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Judge to Weigh Extension of Oregon State Hospital Early-Release Order

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Oregon hospitals try to revive mental health lawsuit, say state violated patients’ rights

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High bar for hospitalizing mentally ill Portlanders without consent leaves those in great need on the street

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State hospital patients still held longer than court-ordered timelines, report finds

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