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Measure 110 shows early successes despite backlash

Health experts say Oregon should stay the course on decriminalization, drug treatment programs A core tenet of Measure 110 — the ballot measure Oregon voters passed decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs — is using cannabis tax dollars for ...

25 Oct 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Multnomah County commissioners halt harm reduction pilot program

After public outcry, Multnomah County Commissioners paused a new pilot program that would distribute safe smoking supplies, including foil and straws Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson abruptly paused a Multnomah County Health Department harm re ...

19 Jul 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Oregon’s legislative session adjourns

Legislative session ends with a mixed bag on housing issues as human toll continues The 2023 Oregon Legislature convened Jan. 17. Melisa Blake died from hypothermia four days later in a downtown Salem parking lot. Legislators came to Salem with an energet ...

12 Jul 2023 - Tom Henderson
Health care bill seeks to 'turn basic human decency into law'

Senate Bill 1076 would require hospitals to find resources for homeless patients upon discharge Ricky Bayse wanted to testify before the Oregon Senate Committee on Health Care Wednesday, March 22, but he never made it to the Capitol. He spent the morning ...

29 Mar 2023 - Tom Henderson
Opinion | Lived experience is an important credential

People with lived experience should be seen as an effective, accessible and realistic solution to nonprofit staffing woes Nonprofits providing services to our most vulnerable people are struggling with understaffing. Finding those with master’s degrees wi ...

1 Mar 2023 - Mark Schorr
Homeless Multnomah County resident deaths surge 53% in 2021

County’s 2021 Domicile Unknown report details deadliest year on record for homeless Multnomah County residents Multnomah County’s Domicile Unknown report found at least 193 Multnomah County residents died while homeless in 2021 — the deadliest year on rec ...

15 Feb 2023 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde expand opioid treatment program to Portland

Set to open to the public Feb. 21, Great Circle Recovery Clinic addresses ongoing opioid crisis The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is bringing its whole-person opioid addiction treatment to Portland. Dozens attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the ...

15 Feb 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Congress provides new funding stability to IHS

Congress announces long-awaited advance funds for Indian Health Service, but ongoing underfunding is problematic Native nations in the Pacific Northwest and across Turtle Island applauded a historic decision to provide $5.13 billion in advance appropriati ...

18 Jan 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
ODOC fails to disclose cause of more than 63% of in-custody deaths

State agencies can’t agree on who’s responsible. Experts say this is a transparency problem. Federal laws require state prisons to track all in-custody deaths, but a Street Roots investigation shows these reports are often incomplete in Oregon. Street Roo ...

28 Dec 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Opinion l Mental Health Association of Portland tells City Council its plan for mass encampments is costly, inhumane and ineffective

The Mental Health Association of Portland opposes city of Portland’s camps for people who are homeless, as described in five resolutions passed by four of five City Council members The Mental Health Association of Portland opposes the city of Portland’s c ...

16 Nov 2022 - Mental Health A...