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.
Mental Health
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.
Into the Woods
Eugene-based health care apps Ksana and NatureQuant bridge the gap between wilderness and mental health, treating time spent in nature as medicine.
Psychedelic Mushroom Firms Move In
The leader of one of the world’s largest psilocybin manufacturers predicts Oregon’s magic mushroom market will blossom.
The Wellness Revolution
The idea of wellness in the workplace isn’t exactly new, but there’s a reason it feels that way.
