According to MHAAO’s Executive Director, Janie Gullickson, “We need this initiative right now because if people are getting put in jail during this pandemic, it’s risking everyone’s lives, especially if it’s for a health-related issue, such as addiction.”
Read MoreAwarded under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program, Pathway Home grants offer valuable support to organizations that provide reentry services to improve employment outcomes for adults involved in the criminal justice system.
Read MoreOn the dark streets of a college town, two teenagers hoisted a rock and ended a man’s life. His loved ones want to know when we’ll finally value the lives of homeless people.
Read MoreThis spring, the PeerGalaxy Calendar was launched with a vision and goal to identify and provide real-time access to a rich menu of telephone and online peer support and wellness activities available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, FREE or pay-as-you-can sliding scale.
Read More“I still feel like we don’t have any answers,” said Janie Gullickson, executive director of Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon. “It’s this missile that’s coming at us, and we don’t know when it’s going to hit or the damage it will do.”
Read More“Mental health services are still necessary during a pandemic. … [MHAAO’s] peer support specialists are using phones, Skype, Zoom and Facetime applications to provide virtual peer support for those with online access.”
Read MoreThe clinic is the state's only medication-assisted treatment facility on tribal land.
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