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If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for free, immediate support 24/7.

The new 988 suicide prevention hotline marked its first year in Oregon with a 33% increase in calls from people in crisis.

As Portland forges ahead with its plan to erect mass shelter, a smaller model is already showing notable success.

Whether through a lack of resources, housing, workers or follow-up care, KGW explores the gaps in Oregon's mental health system.

The first six months of the Portland Street Response pilot project is meeting its lofty expectations, according to a Portland State University (PSU) study released Tuesday. "Based on the findings... we feel very optimistic about the future of Portland Street Response and believe it is well on its way to becoming a citywide solution to responding to 911 and non-emergency calls involving unhoused people and people experiencing mental health crisis," reads the report, conducted by...

April 23, 2021 Leaders from the County’s Behavioral Health Division briefed the Board of County Commissioners on the Mobile Crisis Program Tuesday, April 20, outlining the full scope of crisis services available to Multnomah County residents. Mobile crisis services play a key role in emergency situations that don’t require law enforcement, fire or ambulance services. The COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement, criminal justice reform, and other crises have underscored the need for e...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The State’s Largest Provider of Community Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services Seeks a Bailout Cascadia Behavioral Healthcares budget crunch could not come at a worse time. Updated February 3 More than 18,000 Oregonians depend on Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare for treatment of serious mental illness and addiction, ...