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Oregon offers 2nd chance at funds to build housing for mentally ill residents

The state is reopening the application process after the first round revealed inherent challenges There is hardly a population of people who face more barriers to securing affordable housing than those who live with severe mental illnesses, such as schizo ...

29 Dec 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Oregon Health Authority asks feds to fund housing support

Medicaid would reimburse CCOs for services that reduce barriers to housing, 'the most important social determinant of health' Late last year, OnTrack, an addiction treatment and recovery agency based in Medford, considered buying a 15-unit apart ...

18 Aug 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
No place to go: Beds in demand for youths with mental illness

Conversations about Oregon’s shortage are moving forward, but progress is slow It’s been six months since an Oregon Judicial Department task force quietly released a report outlining troubling shortfalls in the state’s placement and treatment of children ...

14 Jul 2016 - Emily Green
Street Roots editorial: Housing is health care, worthy of equal attention

Bottom line: Affordable housing reduces Medicaid costs The relationship between housing and health care is a logical connection. Of course, having a roof over your head is a matter of well-being. But a new study illustrates how that relationship means sma ...

3 Mar 2016 - SR editorial board
Challenges ahead for GED schools

The Londer Learning Center is facing new dual challenges to its mission of educating adults transitioning out of prison or drug treatment — from the loss of federal money and a new testing standard. It is unclear yet exactly how these changes will affect ...

1 Jul 2014 - Jacques Von Lunen
Director of Oregon’s psychiatric review board says she welcomes change

On the desk in Juliet Follansbee’s downtown Portland office is a thick book of Oregon laws. It contains only a few sentences that grant the state agency she operates tremendous power over the lives of hundreds of Oregonians. In May, Follansbee was made in ...

12 Apr 2014 - Jake Thomas
Oregon prepares for $20 million mental health roll-out

Oregon’s mental health care systems gained attention and new money from the 2013 legislative sessions-- and more is on the way. While this is good news for Portlanders, especially those experiencing homelessness, mental health problems or addiction, it’s ...

18 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
A health care expansion worth smiling about

Oregon’s new health networks are partnering with dental programs to bring better oral care to low-income families Despite the controversy and questions surrounding the new health care law, one concrete benefit is giving many of Oregon’s most vulnerable pe ...

4 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow