Oregon's threshold for civil commitment — forced mental health care — is quite high, making it difficult to intervene in serious cases of untreated mental illness.
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People in crisis often end up in the emergency room, but Dr. Sharon Meieran says there need to be systemic changes to connect people with better options.
In mid-November 2021, Reynolds Middle School in suburban Portland surprised families with the news that they were going back to distance learning until Dec. 7.