Paul Anson couldn’t quite believe what he read in the news last month. But he knew something had gone very wrong. Vashon ...

Fines levied by a federal judge over delays in admissions to the Oregon State Hospital have surpassed $1 million for the ...

Oregon’s response to people suffering a mental health crisis is hampered by bad data collection, a lack of state-level planning and meager funding, the Secretary of State’s Office said in an audit ...

Data shows Oregon experiences a higher incidence of mental illness than most states but provides less services. Chris Bouneff says that’s because the state painted itself into a corner where only ...

This story contains a brief description of a suicide attempt. Help is available. Call or text 988 for 24-hour, confidential support, or visit 988lifeline.org. Mike Borton knew he needed help. For ...

The Oregon Health Authority system that determines whether vulnerable Oregonians receive mental health care has widespread “failures” that hurt the people who need care, an internal audit found. An ...

More than 5 million American adults were receiving mental health treatment at a state-monitored mental health facility in 2022, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services ...

The Oregon Health Authority can do more to provide language services and behavioral health care, a state report found. (Courtesy of Oregon Health Authority) The Oregon Health Authority needs to step ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Treatment for Oregonians experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders is “uneven” and varies substantially across the state, according to a new study ...

The pervasiveness of mental health issues and child suicide rates leads Oregon to rank as the worst state in the country for the prevalence of mental illness. And the state's lack of child ...

Every year, a group of Oregon health care professionals gathers for a grim exercise — reviewing every case in which a mother died during or soon after pregnancy. This past February, they reported a ...

What the shell is going on in Oregon? According to Fox News, a member of the Oregon Health Authority’s Consumer Advisory Council on mental health unironically identifies as a turtle, known in the ...