News & Stories for Oregonians
A year and a half ago, Melanie McKibbin decided to change jobs so she could share the hope she’d found in recovery with people experiencing homelessness and a cycle of substance abuse. As a peer support specialist with Albany-based CHANCE Recovery, McKibbin now helps others secure emergency and permanent housing so they can focus on […]
If you test positive for COVID-19, symptom-based isolation guidelines in Oregon are as follows: The symptom-based isolation recommendations have been in place since May 2023, when the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended, and there is no plan to change them at this time. “Because COVID-19 is exceptionally transmissible and a large proportion of cases […]
2/16/2024: Esta historia se actualizó para corregir el nombre de la organización a Morrison Child & Family Services. Morrison Child & Family Services brinda servicios de recuperación de salud mental y consumo de sustancias en todo Oregon. El financiamiento de la Medida 110, una ley de rehabilitación y tratamiento por drogas de Oregon aprobada por […]
Updated Feb. 16, 2024: This story was updated to correct the name of the organization to Morrison Child & Family Services. Available in Spanish Morrison Child & Family Services provides mental health and substance use recovery services throughout Oregon. Funding from Measure 110, Oregon’s drug treatment and recovery act passed by voters in 2020, has […]
BestCare Treatment Services, el mayor proveedor de tratamiento del trastorno por consumo de sustancias (TCS) en el centro de Oregon, ha utilizado los fondos de la Medida 110 para ampliar su trabajo de varias maneras, incluida la ampliación de las capacidades de divulgación, la mejora de la atención coordinada con otros proveedores y el aumento […]
Available in Spanish BestCare Treatment Services, the largest substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider in Central Oregon, has used Measure 110 funding to expand its work in several ways, including expanding outreach capabilities, improving coordinated care with other providers and growing its transitional housing capacity. Passed by Oregon voters in 2020, Measure 110 connects people […]
New Directions Northwest, un centro que provee tratamiento para el trastorno por consumo de sustancias (TCS) en Baker City, ha ampliado su programa de apoyo entre pares con fondos de la Medida 110. David Fry, director del programa de prevención de uso de Drogas y Alcohol para pacientes ambulatorios en New Directions, dijo que el […]
Available in Spanish New Directions Northwest, a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider in Baker City, has grown its peer support program with funding from Measure 110. David Fry, the program manager for Outpatient Drug & Alcohol at New Directions, said the impact of Measure 110 funding has been a “night and day change.” New […]
El financiamiento de la Medida Electoral 110 ha permitido a Bay Area First Step Inc., (BAFS, por sus siglas en inglés), una organización que ofrece servicios de tratamiento para el trastorno por consumo de sustancias (TCS), ampliar y mejorar la forma en que trabaja con sus clientes. Ubicada en el condado de Coos, Bay Area […]
Gov. Tina Kotek appointed Dr. Sejal Hathi interim director at Oregon Health Authority. To learn more about her, watch the above video and read the interview below. Dr. Hathi’s confirmation hearing with the Legislature is scheduled for Feb. 6, with a vote scheduled in the days following the hearing. Q: How does your background as […]
