COMMENTARY | We should be turning away from ineffective and often deadly responses that place people in unfit institutions, such as jail or hospitals May is mental health awareness month, a time to consider one’s own mental health, the health of others, a ...
27 Apr 2018 - Meredith Mathis and Jason Renaud
COMMENTARY | One man's course to a better life after trauma, depression, addiction, homelessness A Crooked Path Forward This series is a first-hand account of the struggles and successes of overcoming trauma, mental illness, addiction, homelessness ...
27 Apr 2018 - Dustin Dandliker
Zack McDermott’s memoir, ‘Gorilla and the Bird,’ describes his experience with bipolar disorder, the failure of the criminal justice system when it comes to mental health, and the unconditional support from his mother, ‘Bird.’ When public defender Zack Mc ...
4 May 2018 - Mike Wold
COMMENTARY | Dustin Dandliker reflects on people who touched his life in meaningful ways This series is a first-hand account of the struggles and successes of overcoming trauma, mental illness, addiction, homelessness and more. I carry with me my mom. She ...
22 Jun 2018 - Dustin Dandliker
COMMENTARY | Four generations of women in my family have sacrificed, struggled, made mistakes and endured. I owe my existence and determination to them. Great-Grandma Irma owned a trailer and the tiny plot it stood on. Over the counter between the kitchen ...
20 Jul 2018 - Dustin Dandliker
The Portland band's members draw on their own lived experiences when talking about their concert series to support Keep Oregon Well Portugal. The Man has lent its name to a lot of causes: raising more than $1 million for school musical instruments, s ...
31 Aug 2018 - Joanne Zuhl
The activist, who will speak in Portland, wants women of color to know they’re not alone Dior Vargas is a Latina feminist mental health activist whose work has appeared in publications such as Forbes, Newsweek and The Guardian, and whose many awards inclu ...
14 Sep 2018 - Sarah Hansell
In Oregon, it's not easy to mandate that someone get mental health treatment. Local officials and a workgroup in Salem want to change that. Two groups have been working separately on legislation for the upcoming session that would make it easier for ...
12 Oct 2018 - Emily Green
Portland must have a 24-hour, fast-responding service unit to address where people are, right now In our interview with Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, a recurring theme emerged. We need new responders on the front lines to attend to the calls for ...
7 Dec 2018 - SR editorial board
But the cause of someone's psychotic symptoms is often a mystery to police – and even to doctors at first Walking through downtown Portland, it’s not unusual to cross paths with some poor soul yelling obscenities into the air while erratically dartin ...
14 Dec 2018 - Emily Green