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Oregon State Hospital still in contempt of court 1 year later
What to know about Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon The Oregon State Hospital treats three types of patients who need hospital-level care in Salem and Junction…
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Archive coverage tagged Oregon. For the dated policy tracker, see the Oregon state page.
11 articles · Dec 26, 2025 – Jun 7, 2026
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Local Partnership Expands Substance Use Treatment Services for Youth in Central Oregon
A partnership among Mosaic Community Health, Sisters School District, and Deschutes County Health Services is expanding substance use disorder treatment for adolescents…
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Portland Area Providers Accused of Stealing From Oregon Medicaid Program
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three healthcare providers practicing in Multnomah County have been charged with fraud after filing false Medicaid claims. Two have already been…
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Ducks Star Dante Moore Pleads With Kotek To Keep Oregon’s Virtual Therapy Alive
Oregon QB Dante Moore disclosed he battled depression and asked Gov. Tina Kotek to protect and expand virtual mental‐health services that helped him recover.
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Kotek Swings Ax at Red Tape Choking Oregon Behavioral Health
Gov. Tina Kotek signed HB 4083 to centralize credentialing, reduce administrative burden and expand supervision to address Oregon's behavioral health workforce crisis.
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What new plan says Oregon can do to retain behavioral health workers
Oregon needs to improve recruitment, credentialing and training of behavioral health workers, a report from a council formed by Gov. Tina Kotek said.
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Oregon Gov. Kotek extends homelessness emergency order, this time with a mental health focus
Gov. Tina Kotek is extending the state of emergency on unsheltered homelessness she announced on her first day in office for a third year, this time focusing on mental…
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Oregon’s slow but steady progress adding substance-use treatment beds is at risk
The new facilities address a desperate need in Oregon by providing non-hospital treatment for people addicted to one or more substances who may also have a mental…
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The Missing History of Children’s Mental Health in Oregon
A historical review of children's mental health treatment in Oregon reveals significant gaps in documentation and evolving approaches to care, from orphan trains in the…
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Oregon updates agreements with counties to oversee behavioral health funding
Oregon is replacing a decades-old system for distributing behavioral health funding to counties by updating the County Financial Assistance Agreements (CFFAs). The new…
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Senators Wyden and Merkley Sound Alarm Over Looming Mental Health Care Crisis in Malheur County, Oregon
Sens. Wyden and Merkley express concern over potential loss of mental health services for Oregon Health Plan recipients.
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