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CMHR Calls for Change at the Oregon State Hospital

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is an open letter from Citizens for Mental Health Reform on sensible mental health reform in the State of Oregon with the Oregon State Hospital.

Key Points: 
  • PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is an open letter from Citizens for Mental Health Reform on sensible mental health reform in the State of Oregon with the Oregon State Hospital.
  • However, we fear that members of our community who find themselves in the unenviable position of being committed to the Oregon State Hospital have been, not only overlooked, but forgotten.
  • Shortly after the departure of the former OSH Superintendent, Greg Roberts, the Oregon State Hospital began a slow, but steady, path of transformation from a forensic psychiatric hospital into an extension of the Oregon Department of Corrections.
  • We think it might be helpful if we all regularly reminded ourselves that no one is at the Oregon State Hospital because they've been convicted of a crime.

Citizens For Mental Health Reform Supports New Bill in Washington State Offering Alternative to Prison

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Monday, September 27, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is an open letter from Citizens For Mental Health Reform on sensible mental health reform in the State of Oregon with the Psychiatric Security Review Board.

Key Points: 
  • PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following is an open letter from Citizens For Mental Health Reform on sensible mental health reform in the State of Oregon with the Psychiatric Security Review Board.
  • Jay Inslee signed SB 5293 into law in Washington State.
  • It will offer an alternative to prison for criminal offenders suffering from serious mental conditions.
  • Under the new Mental Health Sentencing Alternative, judges will have the option to sentence a person to community supervision and treatment in lieu of prison.

Citizens for Mental Health Reform Calls for Signing of Petition to Re-Sentence All Psychiatric Security Review Board Clients

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Monday, September 20, 2021
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In the name of Justice, Oregon discriminates against the mentally ill with excessively long sentences under the Psychiatric Security Review Board.

Key Points: 
  • In the name of Justice, Oregon discriminates against the mentally ill with excessively long sentences under the Psychiatric Security Review Board.
  • People shouldn't be kept under jurisdiction just because it creates mental health jobs.
  • Most people under the PSRB are not criminals; they simply had a mental health crisis and it got out of control.
  • If there were better community mental health options they may have never had an incident that required the Justice System.