The Oregon State Hospital is in once again immediate jeopardy of becoming ineligible to receive Medicaid and Medicare ...

As Mathew Padrow lay on the ground, faint from the blood loss of 13 stab wounds to his back, neck and head, he was most ...

Commitments can last up to six months, and be extended afterward if necessary. Because the action denies a person’s civil ...

Rather than go to prison, people who commit crimes and are found guilty except for insanity serve their terms as patients in ...

The findings come from an accrediting body following a patient death last week at the pychiatric hospital in Salem.

A bill to lower standards for civil commitment is under review. Advocates say changes are needed to get people help before ...

Oregon sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday over more than ...

Opponents say the proposal would eliminate protections and place kids at further risk. It also would modify child restraint ...

As a mental health counselor, Sarah Alexander spends her days hearing from clients about trauma, depression and related topics. But, she said, what keeps her up at night is the constant "axe over my ...

Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Trump administration in an ...

Time and again, it wasn’t enough to land her in the Oregon State Hospital, the state’s largest psychiatric facility, in Salem. Stints in the local hospital did little lasting good, Hayward ...