Transgender clients faces unique challenges within health system By Jenny Westberg, Contributing Columnist In December 1973, a psychiatric breakthrough wiped out all signs and symptoms of mental illness for millions of Americans. It wasn’t a new drug. It ...
8 Nov 2010 - Street Roots
Navigating the inequities of mental health system By Jenny Westberg, Contributing Columnist Keaton Otis died on May 12. We know police shot at him 32 times. We know the other victim, Officer Christopher Burley, and we know he’ll survive. We know so much a ...
15 Jul 2010 - Street Roots
You’ve stepped up to the plate, mayor; lets hit a home run By Jenny Westberg An Open Letter to Sam Adams: Dear Sam, Thank you for responding, finally, to our repeated calls to bring accountability to the Portland Police Bureau. It may have taken a couple ...
22 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Finding lost friends: A guide for connecting off the grid By Jenny Westberg, Contributing Columnist According to the National Institute of Mental Health, each year around 25 percent of adults suffer from a diagnosable mental illness — more than 57 million ...
21 May 2010 - Street Roots
Denying life will only make you miserable By Michael Hopcroft, Contributing Writer Do you suffer from mental illness?” “No, Doctor. I enjoy every minute of it!” Of course, nobody really enjoys being mentally ill. But this very old joke illustrates somethi ...
27 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Memorial service set for Jack Dale Collins Jack Dale Collins Feb. 20, 1952- March 22, 2010 Jack Dale Collins, 58, died after being shot by a Portland police officer. The officer involved in his death responded to ‘a call of an unwanted person at the Hoyt ...
23 Apr 2010 - Street Roots
Take the police out of crisis intervention business From the current edition of Street Roots Sam Adams, we have a very large problem on our hands. It's a practical problem for me, for every other medical professional in Portland, for leaders in the A ...
10 Mar 2010 - Street Roots
Matters of life or death Mental health activist Jason Renaud weighs in on the latest shooting by police of unarmed citizens in crisis By Israel Bayer Staff Writer Jason Renaud had been an advocate for the rights of people with addiction and mental illness ...
18 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! One minute it’s warm and sunny, the next it’s cold, foggy and grey. It’s tough to know what to wear these days. But you always know what to read! And starting tomorrow, you’ll have a fresh copy of Street Roots to keep your mind warm and toas ...
18 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Futility lies in trying to contain information in the 21st century By Roy Silberstein, Contributing Columnist Left unblamed by the city of Portland’s attorney James Rice in his petition to move Chasse vs. Humphreys is the nonprofit advocacy organization r ...
15 Feb 2010 - Street Roots