Mental Health

On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, at a time when many veterans are troubled by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the stresses of the pandemic, advocates have a message for those struggling with mental health: Help is available.

Police say a man having an apparent mental health crisis fired a gun several times at officers and others during a 30-hour standoff that started Friday morning.

A state advisory board has just issued a report saying the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, psilocybin, shows promise in mental health therapy.

Trenelle Doyle got the idea for Go Girl Ride after feeling unsafe while driving for Uber.

Police responding to a person gripped by a mental health or drug crisis can lead to tragic results. Eugene's CAHOOTS program is widely seen as a national model for improving crisis response.

A new directive from Gearhart police chief Jeff Bowman limiting the kinds of mental health calls his officers will respond to, places his small department at the vanguard of policing in the state and situates him as an outlier among departments typically hostile to sweeping systemic changes.

2020 has been a stressful year. The election, wildfires, a pandemic, and now — the holidays.

As coronavirus cases top 200 at Washington state’s largest psychiatric hospital, officials are implementing new procedures to try to get it under control.

Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s become clear that Oregon doesn’t have enough therapists to meet everyone’s needs. For Oregonians of color, therapists that provide culturally competent care are scarce, partly due to the shortfalls of Oregon’s mental health care system. Here's what one Oregon lawmaker is doing to try and change it.

Research shows that communities that have faced historic oppression and violence can be impacted for generations.