The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/26/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/26/24

Taxpayer cost for Oregon’s class-action foster suit climbs over $34 million

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/24/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/24/24

Editorial: Latest child welfare debacle demands true reform

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/20/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/20/24

Oregon State Hospital has violated federal order on admissions for last 6 months; judge presses for change

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/13/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/13/24

Oregon spent $23M on legal fees to defend state foster care system before reaching settlement

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 10/4/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 10/4/24

After U.S. Supreme Court allows cities to outlaw homeless camping, Grants Pass resumes fining disabled homeless residents, advocates say

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 8/25/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 8/25/24

A new Oregon law was supposed to guarantee students have a full day at school. Is it working?

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 6/6/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 6/6/24

Court revives suit by hospitals demanding Oregon provide beds for civilly committed patients

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 5/24/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 5/24/24

Oregon settles class action lawsuit over foster care failures

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 5/16/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 5/16/24

Oregon is close to settling class action lawsuit over foster care failures

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 2/5/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 2/5/24

Washington County violating law by sending sheriff’s deputies, police primarily to mental health-related calls, suit alleges

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 1/5/24 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 1/5/24

TriMet bus driver said he felt ‘forced’ by guard at Providence Milwaukie Hospital to pick up woman in crisis

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 12/26/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 12/26/23

Oregon State Hospital’s overcrowding progress too fragile to let court order lapse, expert says

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 12/9/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 12/9/23

Oregon hospitals try to revive mental health lawsuit, say state violated patients’ rights

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 12/7/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 12/7/23

Oregon ‘community navigator’ program aims to ease transition out of state psychiatric hospital

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/26/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 11/26/23

High bar for hospitalizing mentally ill Portlanders without consent leaves those in great need on the street

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 10/8/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 10/8/23

Oregon ranks miserably for addressing mental health. The reasons are complex

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 9/21/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 9/21/23

Oregon tried to deinstitutionalize mental health care. Its failure echoes today.

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 8/28/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 8/28/23

Oregon State Hospital is now in compliance with federal admissions order

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 7/6/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 7/6/23

Judge orders Oregon State Hospital to further restrict admissions

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The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 6/14/23 The Oregonian Melissa Roy-Hart 6/14/23

Lawmakers poised to forgo action on Oregon State Hospital crowding

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