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 facing ...

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

A contempt ruling could force Oregon to pay significant penalties for noncompliance and compel the state to make sweeping investments in its overwhelmed mental health system. U.S. Judge Adrienne ...

An advocacy group has asked a federal judge to hold the Oregon Health Authority in contempt over what it calls its lack of urgency to the mounting human toll from the state’s worsening mental ...

Tina Kotek, a top mental health official at the Oregon Department ... “These appointments do not guarantee continued employment with the State of Oregon and may be terminated at any time by ...

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 ...

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 ...