Oregon's mental health system isn't built to help someone teetering between health and illness

14 July 2010, 8:42 am

The mental health care system in Oregon lives largely in two silos, one for patients stable enough to keep counseling appointments and take drugs as prescribed, the other a web of courts, hospitals and jails for people in crisis. When someone gets too sick for standard care, little help is available to keep them from sliding down a chute straight into the crisis system, which costs Oregon ...... Read More »

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