mental health

An 18-acre site in north Springfield would also have space for an inpatient facility run by PeaceHealth.

Outdoor recreation played a key factor in improving people’s mental health during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey led by Oregon State University researchers and published this spring by a major scientific journal.

A variety of projects in western and central Oregon received earmarked funding in the bill, ranging from veteran housing to infrastructure.

The University of Oregon has received an $11 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

The mobile crisis intervention service CAHOOTS is essential and needs to be continued. That was the message from those who attended Thursday night’s town hall meeting held at the University of Oregon, following the elimination of CAHOOTS services in Eugene earlier in the week.

A discussion about how OMBI has impacted the youth and adults with whom they work.

Visiting the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health Tuesday morning, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden quoted a statistic several times.

Lane County and PeaceHealth Sacred Heart have announced a partnership which would bring new mental health services to Springfield.

The Eugene Police Department recently began embedding a Lane County Behavioral Health professional with police, for mental health related calls in downtown Eugene. A new federal grant will help expand the program.

The Mobile Crisis Intervention Team will be able to work with residents throughout the county and assist in a crisis situation.

Lane County will soon launch a mobile crisis response program to serve far-flung, rural communities often referred to as “mental health care deserts.”