Policy Brief: New Drug Deflection Plans Oversimplify Complex Issues
The executive director of Blanchet House writes about how communities can create the conditions of success for people struggling with addiction and homelessness.
Mental Health
Student Bodies and Minds
School-based health clinics deliver much-needed care to one of our most vulnerable populations. Why doesn’t Oregon have more of them?
The Life of the Mind
The state is beefing up funding to help train new mental health care workers. But experts say improving the pipeline is just the beginning.
Tactics: Andy Mendenhall Urges ‘Courageous Optimism’ Amid Behavioral Health Crisis
Central City Concern’s CEO talks about how his organization has responded to the pandemic, the escalating behavioral health crisis and what’s next.
Behavioral Health Workers at Legacy’s Unity Center File for Union Recognition
Workers are advocating for better staffing ratios, which they say will improve patient care.
Jackson County Restricts Mushroom Retreats to Cities
The vote upends plans for a massive psychedelic wellness ranch outside Ashland, but Silo Wellness CEO Mike Arnold says he plans to keep trying.
Jackson County Psilocybin Ventures Could Be Penned in By Zoning Laws, Despite Failure of Ballot Measure
The county’s planning commission is mulling a local ordinance that could sink plans for a psychedelic ranch
UO Officially Buys Concordia University’s Portland Campus
The 19-acre, 23-building campus will reopen as the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in 2023, officials say.
Second Nature?
Health monitoring, remote therapy and predictive AI have emerged to combat the growing mental health crisis — but too much tech is part of the problem.
A Niche Market Mushrooms
Treating mental health conditions is a key component of the future of legal psilocybin services in Oregon. But businesses hoping to enter the marketplace are pressing state regulators to allow creative offerings, too.