Resources for Advocates
Bazelon Center
http://www.bazelon.org/
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the lives of people with mental illnesses through changes in policy and law.
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The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the lives of people with mental illnesses through changes in policy and law. For nearly four decades our legal and policy advocates have engaged in impact litigation, policy reform and public education to ensure the rights of people with mental illnesses in all areas of life, including housing, employment, education, public systems, health care, the judiciary and more. The Bazelon Center envisions an America where people who have mental disabilities exercise their own life choices and have access to the resources that enable them to participate fully in their communities. ...more
C.H.A.N.C.E.
http://www.chance1002.qwestoffice.net/
We are a recovery support service serving the community within Linn County. We offer a variety of peer to peer services and self help groups (ie. anger management, parenting classes, step work groups, DDA, symptoms management, WRAP, etc) Anyone who wants to recovery from any type of addiction or mental health diagnosis is welcome and wanted. We offer a safe environment to relax, socialize, and find support. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call or stop by! Thanks and we hope that you come check us out!
Empowerment Initiatives
http://www.chooseempowerment.com/
Empowerment Initiatives is a cutting edge non-profit organization run by people with mental health diagnoses for people with mental health diagnoses. We opened our doors in April of 2004 and our first year of services was funded by the Real Choice Systems Change Grant. We became an independent non-profit (501(c) 3) in January of 2005 and provide opportunities for mental health recovery to residents of Multnomah County and Clackamas County, Oregon. Our programs are founded on the Four Principles of Self-Determination: Freedom, Authority, Responsibility, and Support.
Español
http://www.disabilityrightsoregon.org/resources/espanol
Este es un enlace a las publicaciones disponibles Disability Rights Oregon en español. This is a link to Disability Rights Oregon's publications available in Spanish.
Folktime
http://folktime.org/
FolkTime is a program that promotes the lives of individuals who face the daily challenges of mental illness, by providing meaningful opportunities that enrich their lives.
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FolkTime's mission is to provide opportunities for individuals facing the challenge of mental illness, to regain their sense of community, by providing a supportive environment which promotes peer support and self determination.
Foster Club
FosterClub is the national network for young people in foster care.
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Every two minutes, a child’s life changes as they enter the foster care system. Currently, there are over 513,000 young people in foster care in across America. FosterClub is their club — a place to turn for advice, information, and hope.
FosterClub helps open the way for these young people to transform their lives and provides a forum to raise their voice. Our members engage with peers and regain control over their situation through support, skill building, and healing opportunities. FosterClub’s young leaders achieve impressive levels of success as they demonstrate remarkable resilience. Here they have real life opportunities to become true heroes as they reach back to improve the foster care system for their younger peers.
The members of FosterClub are resilient young people determined to build a better future for themselves and for other kids coming up through the system behind them. Their success depends on the generosity of concerned individuals and collaborations with partner organizations. If you would like to learn more about FosterClub or how you can support young people in foster care. call 503-717-1552.
Mental Health Association of Portland
http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/
The Mental Health Association of Portland is a 501 C 3 not-for-profit organization, tax identification 20-0138570, with no paid staff and governed by an all-volunteer board. The organization is funded through individual donations and receives no government or corporate funding. The organization maintains a larger advisory council for individual advocacy tasks.
Mental Health Law in Oregon Guide (English)
http://www.disabilityrightsoregon.org/resources/5-publications-1/mental-health/mental-health-law-in-oregon-a-guide-for-individuals-with-mental-illness-english/view
This is a guide for individuals diagnosed with mental illness. It explains the laws and rights for adults with mental illness
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If you would like a hard copy of the guide, contact Disability Rights Oregon at 503-243-2081 or 1-800-452-1694. TTY: Use 711 Relay.
Mindfreedom
http://www.mindfreedom.org/
Win human rights in the mental health system!
NAMI-Oregon
http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Site=NAMI_Oregon
National Empowerment Center
http://www.power2u.org/
The mission of the National Empowerment Center Inc. is to carry a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing to people who have been labeled with mental illness. We carry that message with authority because we are a consumer/survivor/expatient-run organization and each of us is living a personal journey of recovery and empowerment. We are convinced that recovery and empowerment are not the privilege of a few exceptional leaders, but rather are possible for each person who has been labeled with mental illness. Whether on the back ward of a state mental institution or working as an executive in a corporation, we want people who are mental health consumers/survivors/expatients to know there is a place to turn to in order to receive the information they might need in order to regain control over their lives and the resources that affect their lives. That place is the National Empowerment Center.
National Mental Health Self-help Clearinghouse
http://mhselfhelp.org/
The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, the nation's first national consumer technical assistance center, has played a major role in the development of the mental health consumer movement. The consumer movement strives for dignity, respect, and opportunity for those with mental illnesses. Consumers--those who receive or have received mental health services--continue to reject the label of "those who cannot help themselves."
Project Clean Slate
http://projectcleanslate.com/successes.cfm
For local governments, businesses and others to support the investments that improve the skills of workers, reduce legal impediments to employment, particularly those in minority, targeted and underserved communities. The financial drain these populations impose on the state, city and county resources can be reduced and, in fact, replenished.
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# Clears up decades of delinquent and uncollectible fines and penalties
# Allows law enforcement, corrections, and probation staff to concentrate on hard-core criminals
# Allows people a second or in some cases a third chance to clear up minor criminal and civil matters
# Reinstates driver's licenses after meeting certain criteria (i.e. insurance, community service, etc.)
# Opens opportunities for employment, education, and housing
# Participants may be eligible for reduced insurance rates
# Allows participants to obtain a tax paying job, instead of "alternative methods of income"
# Ability to impose "meaningful and relevant" community service requirements
# Establishes an effective follow-up and monitoring program to measure results
# Administered by professionals with vast minority and community outreach, legal, education, and employment experience
# Bridges and builds relationships between minority communities and the law enforcement and criminal justice systems
SHAMA House Working Wonders
http://www.shamahouse.org/shamahouse-about-us.htm
Our mission is to assist each other in promoting mental health by encouragement, empowerment, education and support to maintain wellness and make healthy decisions and choices regarding our lives.
Silver Sage Consumer Group
http://www.lifeways.org/services/malheur/community-support.html
Silver Sage Consumer Group in Malheur County offers peer support, reduces isolation with opportunities to socialize and develops community support and integration. They operate a consumer center at First United Methodist Church, 312 NW 2nd Street in Ontario, which is open from 9:00-Noon. You can e-mail for more information or call (541) 889-9167.
The International Centre for Recovery Action in Practice and Research
http://www.icra-wholelife.org/
ICRA Whole Life promotes recovery for people with mental health problems and issues.
Recovery is about people being able to take up their lives again.
It is important for individuals to be supported in their “recovery journeys” by effective and committed mental health workers, family members, friends, local communities and services.
The challenge is to ensure that the opportunity to benefit from recovery practice is available to all.
Most service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers agree there is a need to change the current system in order to be more recovery oriented.
To accomplish this we have set up this website to enable recovery practitioners to share their commitment, knowledge, and experience of good practice, with each other and the wider community.
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ICRA Whole Life promotes recovery for people with mental health problems and issues.
Recovery is about people being able to take up their lives again.
It is important for individuals to be supported in their “recovery journeys” by effective and committed mental health workers, family members, friends, local communities and services.
The challenge is to ensure that the opportunity to benefit from recovery practice is available to all.
Most service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers agree there is a need to change the current system in order to be more recovery oriented.
To accomplish this we have set up this website to enable recovery practitioners to share their commitment, knowledge, and experience of good practice, with each other and the wider community.
This site will connect recovery communities (service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers) with Recovery Community Development Sites, Faculty Members and Members worldwide as learning collaborators by providing meaningful:
Information
Training/Education
Consultancy
Practice development
Research
Veterans' Peer Support
http://www.veteranrecovery.org/peer_support/index.htm
Peer support can be better described as mutual support. This is important to understand. We are equals. We share a sense of mutuality not superiority. The idea of being equal to people and being able to learn from each other is important for mutual support. Not being competitive or superior is important.
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Trying to see what the other person has to offer and learning from them is a characteristic of mutual/peer educational support meetings. The idea of mutuality is important to people. People want to feel acknowledged. People want their views considered. People want their ideas accepted.
Mutual support meetings are a process of attraction. I like the people who attend and they like me. We work together. We try to find a way to talk with each other. We support each other after we have gotten together. After coming together, we stay and try to learn from each other. Our interests are based on mutual respect and knowledge.
---- Moe Armstrong
Vet to Vet Program
Vets4Warriors
http://www.vets4warriors.com/
Why Call Us?
We are here to help. We have all served in uniform for the United States Military. Some members of our staff have served in combat missions while others have served in supporting and peace keeping missions. However, we are all Veterans of the United States Military and we are all here to help the men and women who are currently serving or have served in the National Guard and Reserve.
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While our mission is to serve military and Veterans, we are a separate organization outside of the military. We are also separate from the Veterans Administration. We don't discuss your calls with the military, the VA, or anyone else; your calls to us are completely confidential and, if you choose, you may remain anonymous.
Our staff will listen and not judge you for anything. If you want to just talk, we will support that. If you need some information, we can help you find it. Our deal is to partner with you on your quest and do our best to help you succeed.
Peer Programs
Benton County Peer Wellness Program
http://www.co.benton.or.us/health/publichealth/peer_wellness.php
The Benton County Peer Wellness program, part of the Health Promotions Department of Public Health, is run by consumer/peers who have attended a Peer Specialist training program approved by the state of Oregon. Graduates of the Benton County training program qualify to become Certified Peer Wellness Specialists. Our goal is to excite, inspire and support clients of Benton County Health Department to have the interest, courage and ability to move their lives on the path of greater health, recovery and wellness. We are culturally sensitive and supportive of lifestyle choices. We are committed to person-directed planning. The peer client is “in the driver’s seat”. We believe that all people can lead rich, satisfying lives and pursue their dreams and goals.
C.H.A.N.C.E.
http://www.chance1002.qwestoffice.net/
We are a recovery support service serving the community within Linn County. We offer a variety of peer to peer services and self help groups (ie. anger management, parenting classes, step work groups, DDA, symptoms management, WRAP, etc) Anyone who wants to recovery from any type of addiction or mental health diagnosis is welcome and wanted. We offer a safe environment to relax, socialize, and find support. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call or stop by! Thanks and we hope that you come check us out!
Central City Concern Recovery Center
http://www.centralcityconcern.org/cccrc.htm
Walk in the doors of the CCC Recovery Center and get caught up in the excitement of hope. Clients are motivated to change their lives. Staff is passionate about helping clients meet their potential.
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It is an intense process. People new to recovery must turn their energy and determination toward turning their lives around – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. They get educated about the disease of addiction and the recovery journey– what it will require to move beyond the moment of crisis, undergo treatment, and achieve long-term sobriety.
CCCRC uses a multi-disciplinary approach and evidence based practices – tailoring for each individual a combination of medical care, acupuncture, mental health counseling, peer mentoring, education about the disease - and drug-free housing for best results.
Counselors are highly trained and commited to the treatment process. Pulling all needed resources under one roof, CCCRC staff meets weekly with other providers and agencies to provide a continuum of care.
An integrated approach and dedicated staff are a strong combination for the journey to recovery.
Consumer Care Partnerships
http://www.co.marion.or.us/HLT/CAPS/network/ccp.htm
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Consumer Care Partnerships (CCP) is a nationally recognized Marion County peer support program designed to provide peer-based outreach and support for people struggling with mainstream treatment modalities, recurrent crises and social isolation. The CCP program was designed to help consumers surmount barriers to hope and recovery and build meaningful connections to their communities by assisting them with creating community based support teams.
The goal of each team is to focus on the strengths of the individual and strive to nurture them through personal support, decreased isolation, increased involvement in desired activities, mentoring and just plain fun.
Crystal Dimensions
http://www.crystal-dimensions.org
A Corporation dedicated to the support, recognition, practical interests, and creative aspirations of those at the margins of social reality.
From the remaining elements of the art and music and training programs of SAFE Incorporated, until 2010 Oregon's longest existing Peer Run Organization, was created Crystal Dimensions, Incorporated, to carry on a few of the elements that were popular and served the interests of peers as contrasted with health institutions.
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
http://www.dbsaoregon.org/supportgroup.html
Oregon DBSA
State Organization
DBSA Oregon
Contact 1: Lola Mitchell
Phone: (541) 344-4341
Email: LMitch1052@aol.com
Website: www.dbsaoregon.org
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The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments, and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. DBSA was founded in 1985.
Empowerment Initiatives
http://www.chooseempowerment.com/
Empowerment Initiatives is a cutting edge non-profit organization run by people with mental health diagnoses for people with mental health diagnoses. We opened our doors in April of 2004 and our first year of services was funded by the Real Choice Systems Change Grant. We became an independent non-profit (501(c) 3) in January of 2005 and provide opportunities for mental health recovery to residents of Multnomah County and Clackamas County, Oregon. Our programs are founded on the Four Principles of Self-Determination: Freedom, Authority, Responsibility, and Support.
Folktime
http://folktime.org/
FolkTime is a program that promotes the lives of individuals who face the daily challenges of mental illness, by providing meaningful opportunities that enrich their lives.
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FolkTime's mission is to provide opportunities for individuals facing the challenge of mental illness, to regain their sense of community, by providing a supportive environment which promotes peer support and self determination.
LILA Peer Support Club
http://www.lilaoregon.org/programs.html#DropIn
“LILA Peer Support Club is a safe gathering place and resource center serving a membership of consumers within the mental health system, as well as their supporters and advocates.”
- PSC Member
Membership is free and we are always welcoming new members to our club. Please, contact us for Club tours and additional information.
Mental Health Association of Portland
http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/
The Mental Health Association of Portland is a 501 C 3 not-for-profit organization, tax identification 20-0138570, with no paid staff and governed by an all-volunteer board. The organization is funded through individual donations and receives no government or corporate funding. The organization maintains a larger advisory council for individual advocacy tasks.
Mindfreedom
http://www.mindfreedom.org/
Win human rights in the mental health system!
Miracles Club
4069 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 249-8559
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The Miracles Club provides peer support for people with addictions and mental health challenges.
National Empowerment Center
http://www.power2u.org/
The mission of the National Empowerment Center Inc. is to carry a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing to people who have been labeled with mental illness. We carry that message with authority because we are a consumer/survivor/expatient-run organization and each of us is living a personal journey of recovery and empowerment. We are convinced that recovery and empowerment are not the privilege of a few exceptional leaders, but rather are possible for each person who has been labeled with mental illness. Whether on the back ward of a state mental institution or working as an executive in a corporation, we want people who are mental health consumers/survivors/expatients to know there is a place to turn to in order to receive the information they might need in order to regain control over their lives and the resources that affect their lives. That place is the National Empowerment Center.
National Mental Health Self-help Clearinghouse
http://mhselfhelp.org/
The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, the nation's first national consumer technical assistance center, has played a major role in the development of the mental health consumer movement. The consumer movement strives for dignity, respect, and opportunity for those with mental illnesses. Consumers--those who receive or have received mental health services--continue to reject the label of "those who cannot help themselves."
Portland Hearing Voices
http://www.portlandhearingvoices.net/
Portland Hearing Voices is a community group to promote mental diversity. We create public education, discussion groups, training, and community support related to hearing voices, seeing visions, and having unusual beliefs and sensory experiences often labeled as psychosis, bipolar, mania, paranoia, schizophrenia, and other mental disorders. We aim to reduce fear and misunderstanding, question stereotypes, promote holistic health options, overcome isolation, and create a more inclusive community.
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We have a mental diversity approach that reaches beyond narrow medical diagnosis and treatments, and we explore creativity, spirituality, trauma, and sensitivity in our experiences. We are proud of who we are and we are not crazy. We help each other learn from and live with our mental differences, and we struggle with emotional distress and pain while also valuing positive sides of what we go through. Non-judgmental; people taking medication, not taking medication, and considering options are welcome.
We ask the question, What do these experiences mean to you? and welcome a variety of diverse personal interpretations and ways of coping. Throughout history the mysterious meaning of "madness" such as hearing voices has defied any final explanation, and we seek to create greater understanding through dialog and community-building in a non-judgmental and respectful atmosphere. Groups and events are donation based and low-income accessible; no one turned away for lack of funds.
We refer people to community resources and counselors who share our perspective and who offer accessible services. We also support people in learning to take greater control of our lives, including exploring coming off medications safely. (Portland Hearing Voices does not offer medical advice or treatment.)
Portland Hearing Voices is led and managed by people with lived experience of hearing voices and psychiatric diagnosis. We are a 501(c) non-profit under the fiscal sponsorship of the Mental Health Association of Portland. We are currently all-volunteer and seeking funding and resources, Program Director is Will Hall. (We are not affiliated with or receive support from pharmaceutical companies.)
Rainbow Clubhouse
http://www.abhabho.org/ClubhouseCorner/Deschutes/DeschutesCH.htm
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The Clubhouse is located within the CSS program and participation in Clubhouse is voluntary. Consumers are referred to as ‘members’ and this is an important distinction of the Clubhouse philosophy. There is one staff person available to members for advisement but members make the day to day decisions about the activities of the clubhouse. Members are invited to participate in a variety of voluntary work units and activities aimed at making sure that the business of the Clubhouse is accomplished.
Members need to be open DCMH consumers and consumers work through their clinician to get referred to the program. Clubhouse interviews interested referrals and decides as a group when to accept a new member. Clubhouse is currently open Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Work units of Clubhouse include:
* Pot of Gold Thrift store located at 1128 NW Hill Street. This thrift store is member owned and operated and revenue goes to support the operation of the thrift store and the members’ activities.
* The Kitchen Unit prepares a daily lunch for members. Meal costs are minimal thanks to generous donations from NeighborImpact and USDA.
* The Administrative and Clerical Unit handles all correspondence, accounting, grant writing, and other tasks.
Please feel free to call Rainbow Clubhouse directly at (541) 330-4662 for more information.
Safe Harbor
http://www.abhabho.org/ClubhouseCorner/Lincoln/LincolnDI.htm
SHAMA House Working Wonders
http://www.shamahouse.org/shamahouse-about-us.htm
Our mission is to assist each other in promoting mental health by encouragement, empowerment, education and support to maintain wellness and make healthy decisions and choices regarding our lives.
Silver Sage Consumer Group
http://www.lifeways.org/services/malheur/community-support.html
Silver Sage Consumer Group in Malheur County offers peer support, reduces isolation with opportunities to socialize and develops community support and integration. They operate a consumer center at First United Methodist Church, 312 NW 2nd Street in Ontario, which is open from 9:00-Noon. You can e-mail for more information or call (541) 889-9167.
The International Centre for Recovery Action in Practice and Research
http://www.icra-wholelife.org/
ICRA Whole Life promotes recovery for people with mental health problems and issues.
Recovery is about people being able to take up their lives again.
It is important for individuals to be supported in their “recovery journeys” by effective and committed mental health workers, family members, friends, local communities and services.
The challenge is to ensure that the opportunity to benefit from recovery practice is available to all.
Most service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers agree there is a need to change the current system in order to be more recovery oriented.
To accomplish this we have set up this website to enable recovery practitioners to share their commitment, knowledge, and experience of good practice, with each other and the wider community.
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ICRA Whole Life promotes recovery for people with mental health problems and issues.
Recovery is about people being able to take up their lives again.
It is important for individuals to be supported in their “recovery journeys” by effective and committed mental health workers, family members, friends, local communities and services.
The challenge is to ensure that the opportunity to benefit from recovery practice is available to all.
Most service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers agree there is a need to change the current system in order to be more recovery oriented.
To accomplish this we have set up this website to enable recovery practitioners to share their commitment, knowledge, and experience of good practice, with each other and the wider community.
This site will connect recovery communities (service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers) with Recovery Community Development Sites, Faculty Members and Members worldwide as learning collaborators by providing meaningful:
Information
Training/Education
Consultancy
Practice development
Research
The Union Drop-In Center
http://theuniondropincenter.com/home.html
A safe and comfortable haven created and managed by and for people with mental health
issues, that has within it education, socialization, mutual peer support, and respect. All of
this is aimed towards improving our lives and managing our mental health effectively,
as we integrate into our community.
Warmline for Oregonians
http://www.communitycounselingsolutions.org/warmline.html
The David Romprey Memorial Warmline
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Our confidential and non-judgmental peer support starts with the premise that people have learned to make meaning of their experiences and relationships out of everything they have learned in their lives. We know that this has lead many people to feel undeserving, distrusting, and inherently flawed. Without understanding how we, as individuals, have come to know what we know about being in relationship and the world around us, we are likely to have trouble, not only with emotional distress, but also with a continuous struggle when there is tension in relationship or in one's community.
This Warm Line is designed and provided by persons who have or had challenges in mental health and are able to support their peers who are struggling with a variety of mental health issues, who are experiencing huge and painful feelings. The David Romprey Oregon Warmline is grounded in the principles of personal responsibility, mutuality, reciprocity, respecting others thoughts and beliefs as valid and important, growth beyond stigma, shame, and limits placed upon those living with mental illness.
Washington County Consumer Council
http://www.drop-in.org/events.html
Comfort Zone sponsors the following ongoing weekly events that all Consumers and their families are welcome to attend. Meals/snacks, soft drinks and activities are provided at no charge. (See monthly calendar for more details!)
Mental Health Service Providers and Administration Services
Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Providers
http://www.aocmhp.org/AboutUs/Members/tabid/281/Default.aspx
The Association assures that state policy and funding recognize and support local mental health authorities, which are responsible for the development and management of publicly-funded systems of care for people with mental illness, addictions, and developmental disabilities.
AOCMHP is the unified voice of local governments, which are accountable for the well-being of people with mental illness, addictions and developmental disabilities.
Family Care
http://familycareinc.modwest.com/medicaid/medicaid_services.html
Family Care covers people for Oregon Health Plan Services in Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah Counties.
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc.
http://www.gobhi.org/
We have a contract with the State of Oregon to manage mental health services and to help you get services that we do not manage. You will have an active role in this process. We provide services through the community mental health programs in the following counties: Baker, Clatsop, Columbia, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler.
Oregon Health Plan in Washington County
http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/MentalHealth/oregon-health-plan.cfm
The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provides health care coverage to low-income Oregonians through programs administered by the Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP). Currently, more than 380,000 people each month receive health care coverage through the Oregon Health Plan. Goals include increased access to health care for low-income Oregonians, improved quality of health care, receipt of preventive services, and improved health outcomes while containing health care costs.
The International Centre for Recovery Action in Practice and Research
http://www.icra-wholelife.org/
ICRA Whole Life promotes recovery for people with mental health problems and issues.
Recovery is about people being able to take up their lives again.
It is important for individuals to be supported in their “recovery journeys” by effective and committed mental health workers, family members, friends, local communities and services.
The challenge is to ensure that the opportunity to benefit from recovery practice is available to all.
Most service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers agree there is a need to change the current system in order to be more recovery oriented.
To accomplish this we have set up this website to enable recovery practitioners to share their commitment, knowledge, and experience of good practice, with each other and the wider community.
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ICRA Whole Life promotes recovery for people with mental health problems and issues.
Recovery is about people being able to take up their lives again.
It is important for individuals to be supported in their “recovery journeys” by effective and committed mental health workers, family members, friends, local communities and services.
The challenge is to ensure that the opportunity to benefit from recovery practice is available to all.
Most service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers agree there is a need to change the current system in order to be more recovery oriented.
To accomplish this we have set up this website to enable recovery practitioners to share their commitment, knowledge, and experience of good practice, with each other and the wider community.
This site will connect recovery communities (service users, family members, workers, managers and policy makers) with Recovery Community Development Sites, Faculty Members and Members worldwide as learning collaborators by providing meaningful:
Information
Training/Education
Consultancy
Practice development
Research
Therapy Resources
Women's Therapy Project Northwest
http://www.wtpnw.org/
We are a group of like-minded mental health professionals offering our services to potential clients in the Portland metropolitan area.
Our goal is to help you find the right therapist and other mental health resources.
Older Adults
Medications
Medication Resources
http://www.costco.com/Service/FeaturePage.aspx?ProductNo=11486072
Medication is expensive. Costco's prices on many medications are lower than many other pharmacies.
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You do not have to be a member of Costco to obtain your medications from Costco. Costco will also do mail order delivery.
People of Color
Miracles Club
4069 Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Portland, OR 97212
(503) 249-8559
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The Miracles Club provides peer support for people with addictions and mental health challenges.
Project Clean Slate
http://projectcleanslate.com/successes.cfm
For local governments, businesses and others to support the investments that improve the skills of workers, reduce legal impediments to employment, particularly those in minority, targeted and underserved communities. The financial drain these populations impose on the state, city and county resources can be reduced and, in fact, replenished.
(more)
# Clears up decades of delinquent and uncollectible fines and penalties
# Allows law enforcement, corrections, and probation staff to concentrate on hard-core criminals
# Allows people a second or in some cases a third chance to clear up minor criminal and civil matters
# Reinstates driver's licenses after meeting certain criteria (i.e. insurance, community service, etc.)
# Opens opportunities for employment, education, and housing
# Participants may be eligible for reduced insurance rates
# Allows participants to obtain a tax paying job, instead of "alternative methods of income"
# Ability to impose "meaningful and relevant" community service requirements
# Establishes an effective follow-up and monitoring program to measure results
# Administered by professionals with vast minority and community outreach, legal, education, and employment experience
# Bridges and builds relationships between minority communities and the law enforcement and criminal justice systems
Veterans
Veterans' Peer Support
http://www.veteranrecovery.org/peer_support/index.htm
Peer support can be better described as mutual support. This is important to understand. We are equals. We share a sense of mutuality not superiority. The idea of being equal to people and being able to learn from each other is important for mutual support. Not being competitive or superior is important.
(more)
Trying to see what the other person has to offer and learning from them is a characteristic of mutual/peer educational support meetings. The idea of mutuality is important to people. People want to feel acknowledged. People want their views considered. People want their ideas accepted.
Mutual support meetings are a process of attraction. I like the people who attend and they like me. We work together. We try to find a way to talk with each other. We support each other after we have gotten together. After coming together, we stay and try to learn from each other. Our interests are based on mutual respect and knowledge.
---- Moe Armstrong
Vet to Vet Program
Vets4Warriors
http://www.vets4warriors.com/
Why Call Us?
We are here to help. We have all served in uniform for the United States Military. Some members of our staff have served in combat missions while others have served in supporting and peace keeping missions. However, we are all Veterans of the United States Military and we are all here to help the men and women who are currently serving or have served in the National Guard and Reserve.
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While our mission is to serve military and Veterans, we are a separate organization outside of the military. We are also separate from the Veterans Administration. We don't discuss your calls with the military, the VA, or anyone else; your calls to us are completely confidential and, if you choose, you may remain anonymous.
Our staff will listen and not judge you for anything. If you want to just talk, we will support that. If you need some information, we can help you find it. Our deal is to partner with you on your quest and do our best to help you succeed.
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