The Oregon Legislature celebrated the life of Peter Courtney on Wednesday. Courtney was the longest-serving legislator and ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Disability Rights Oregon wants a federal judge to hold the state in contempt of court for failing to move people from jails into Oregon State Hospital for mental health care ...

Disability Rights Oregon on Tuesday asked a judge to ... citing its failure to admit jailed criminal defendants to the state psychiatric hospital within seven days for mental health treatment ...

Tina Kotek, a top mental health official at the Oregon Department ... “These appointments do not guarantee continued employment with the State of Oregon and may be terminated at any time by ...

This year, Senate Bill 779 aims to secure an additional $2 million from the general fund to ensure the helpline's long-term stability. Levy and Sen. Todd Nash are the chief sponsors of the bill. Nash ...

An advocacy group has asked a federal judge to hold the Oregon Health Authority in contempt over what it calls its lack of urgency to the mounting human toll from the state’s worsening mental ...