General Contents 9-1-1 Mental Health Calls to Soon Go to Counselors Not Cops New $20 Million Central City Concern Building Opens

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Formerly EYES & EARS Renaissance Times December 2011 A Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Newsletter Volume 7 Issue 12 Mailing Address: 2415 SE 43rd Avenue Portland Oregon, 97206 [email protected]

New $20 million Central City Concern 9-1-1 mental health calls to soon go to building opens in Old Town counselors not cops Molly Hottle, The Oregonian, December 14, 2011 From KGW.com, December 2, 2011

After 13 months of construction, Central City Portland Police will soon respond to fewer 9-1- Concern opened a new $20 million building this 1 calls involving mental health issues. week to serve homeless and impoverished people Sometime after the first of the year, many of with mental health issues. those calls will be transferred to Multnomah Called The Old Town Recovery Center, the County’s Mental Health call center. new building is located at Northwest Broadway and The center is staffed around the clock with West Burnside Street, and will replace Central City professional mental health counselors. The hope is Concern’s 12th Avenue Recovery Center. It updates that people suffering mental health issues will get the and expands the space for the recovery center, which help they need and not escalate their behavior simply treats people with mental illness using a variety of because a police officer shows up at their home. services including exams by medical doctors and A number of crisis calls end up with the police acupuncture. who then respond to check on the caller. Police chief The new recovery center has allowed Central Mike Reese says that’s not always a good thing. City Concern to hire 12 people, and the expanded “Simply having someone in uniform can space will bring in an additional 2,000 new patients exacerbate these problems. And not that our officers over the next 18 months, said the agency’s director don’t do amazing work in these circumstances, but Ed Blackburn. just the appearance of a uniform can set some people Kathleen Roy, program manager of the off,” Reese said. recovery center, said when the first handful of clients Mental health advocates point to the shooting of got a look at the new building, they were “ecstatic.” Aaron Campbell when arguing for the change in “No one has this amount of space for the kind police response. Nearly two years ago, a Portland of work we’re doing,” Roy said. police officer shot Campbell in the back believing he Construction on the new building began in was armed and reaching for his gun. He was not. November 2010,after the Burger King, considered Multnomah County Mental Health Association (Continued on next page) spokesman Jason Renaud mentions the shooting while talking about the change.

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Oregon Health Policy Board races to draft details for transforming health care- Page 4 General Contents Joint Healthcare Committee to Accept Public Testimony on Health Insurance Reforms - Page 5 Resources 7-16 Progress Without Pepper Spray - Page 5 Coming events 17 Focus more to ease stress - Page 6 Job opportunities 18-20 Rethinking Psychiatry 2012 Winter Film Festival, Spirituality and Mental Health Solstice Ceremony Resource List 18-21 Page 17 Page 2 Eyes & Ears December 2011

New $20 million Central City Concern Central City Concern will build up, adding an building opens in Old Town additional eight floors, said Kathy Pape, agency (Continued from front page) spokeswoman. “We heard both from the city and community,” an eyesore by many, that stood on the lot was Pape said. “Organizations said that this location is demolished. Central City Concern received a nearly such a high profile spot, they really wanted us to $9 million federal grant from the American Recovery serve a big capacity.” and Reinvestment Act to build the three-floor Blackburn hopes to begin adding to the structure, which is connected by hallways to the Old building in the next five years, possibly creating Town Clinic, an operation also owned by the apartments where clients can reside. nonprofit. An open house to give the public a look at the Old The Old Town Clinic provides medical services Town Recovery Center will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. to poor people, and Roy said connecting the two on Thursday, Dec. 15 at the center, 33 N.W. buildings alleviates fears among patients who aren’t Broadway. comfortable traveling to separate buildings for different services. Among the attributes of the new building are its 9-1-1 mental health calls to soon go to environmentally friendly qualities, including counselors not cops rainwater collection, energy efficient lighting and (Continued from front page) large windows to bring in natural light, among a host of others. Blackburn said the agency expects the “And if Aaron Campbell’s mother in law had building to achieve a LEED Gold rating. had the opportunity to call the crisis line instead of Inside the building are a number of exam rooms calling 9-1-1, Aaron’s crisis which was pretty for patients and medical staff, meeting rooms and normal, he was intoxicated and distressed and offices, and large rooms to be used for education of despondent, could have been averted,” Renaud said. the interns and medical residents that spend time at “He didn’t need to be shot, I think that’s the the center and clinic. consensus now. I think a social worker could have A space called the Living Room is on the first done a better job,” he said. floor and will give clients room to eat meals, do After the change in dispatch rules, 9-1-1 calls activities and spend time together. On the second involving mental health will go to the counselors, not floor is a large room with floor-to-ceiling windows the police. Police chief Reese said the exception will and wood floors is the Movement Room, a place be situations where people threaten to harm where yoga classes and physical therapy sessions themselves or others and have the means to carry out will take place. the threat. And on the third floor is a lot of empty space. Heeseung Kang, the supervisor of the mental That’s because Blackburn has some impending plans health call center says the change is good for for it: create a place where poor people can get everyone. dental work done. “I think we are the best equipped to be able to “We have no dental for poor people downtown engage that caller you know, show them the empathy, or even close-in,” Blackburn said recently as he the hearing you know feeling understood that they’re stood in an empty room on the third floor. “This will really longing for and then help them get wrapped up all be converted to dental.” with the services, the help, the support that they The program is still in the works, but Blackburn need,” Kang said. said the dental program would be run by Multnomah There is no firm start date, but soon people County and would be open to the community. If struggling with mental health in Multnomah County discussions go as planned, it could be open to will talk to counselors not cops. That has mental patients by August 2012. health advocates like Jason Renaud thrilled. Like with the dental services, the new Old “It’s a great idea and its great the city and Town Recovery Center is equipped for extensive county can work together to make this happen,” he additions. It was built with the idea that someday, said. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 3

Meeting the mental health needs of our jail Mental Health Association of Portland population Recent Website Postings as of Dec. 14th www.seasidesignal.com, December 7, 2011 www.mentalhealthportland.org Guest Column By Richard Harris The Mental Health Association of Portland is SALEM - Right now, our state is engaged in an a great resource for current news on mental important discussion about how to provide treatment health issues. Go to their site and check them out! for those suffering from mental illness, especially Also includes a link to their Facebook site. those who may have committed a crime. The goal is to provide the right care at the right time in the right Oregon proposes mental health treatment home place. Before Oregonians move forward, we must notification to local councils, not neighbors have a clear understanding of the issue. Officials to stop lodging juveniles in Oregon prison To help meet their needs and the needs of local communities, the state's Addictions and Mental It’s all about peer-to-peer support

Health Division is studying the scope of mental Methadone becoming a big killer illness in our county jail population. We are looking OSH staff improve patient care, save money at the number of people in jail with mental illness as well as the severity and type. We know that people Meeting the mental health needs of our jail face everything from depression to psychosis, and population there are often issues of substance abuse but we need Oregon sees drop in the number of foster kids who solid data. get psychiatric drug prescriptions Once we have that information, workgroups of mental health consumers, providers and other A new take on distress calls stakeholders will make recommendations to the legislature on the best way to meet the mental health IMPACT YOUR FUTURE needs of our jail population. There are many successful interventions already in place in some MHASD Adult Consumer/Family/ parts of the state that we can learn from, such as crisis centers and mental health courts, that divert Advocate Input Session people away from jails and into the appropriate services. Who: The Multnomah County’s leaders and For people who have entered the criminal Multnomah County’s Mental Health & Addictions Services Division justice system who need a higher level of mental health treatment and care, the Oregon State Hospital What: Wants to hear your needs regarding the provides an important service. When that's future of the healthcare transformation. necessary, the law requires the hospital to admit people within seven days, and there is no waiting list. Where: 1st Floor of the Lincoln Building at 421 SW Right care, right time, right place. By engaging the Oak Street in the Pine Conference Room located at 421 SW Oak Street, Portland, OR. 97204 community in this discussion, our goal is to reach a place where, instead of being locked up, people with When: Wednesday January 4th, 2012, from 5:30pm mental illness get the help they need. If you are to 7:30 p.m. interested in participating in this process, contact Len Ray, Adult Mental Health Administrator at Why: The Coordinated Care Organizations (C.C.O.) [email protected]. are going to be responsible for all of your primary healthcare and mental healthcare needs. Richard Harris is director of the Addictions and Please plan on attending. Mental Health Division of the Oregon Health Authority. He can be reached at (503) 945-5879. Pizza and drinks will be provided Page 4 Eyes & Ears December 2011 Oregon Health Policy Board races to draft accountable than health care providers are under the details for transforming health care current structure. By Bill Graves, The Oregonian, December 13, 2011 The state would give each coordinated care organization an annual budget. The care team would The Oregon Health Policy Board worked into have wide discretion in how it spends its money, but the evening Tuesday on refining details for a plan to it would be held accountable for health gains. The carry out health reform designed to save costs, teams will be encouraged to "reimburse providers on integrate care and win approval from the Legislature the basis of health outcomes and quality instead of in February. volume of care," the draft plan says. State leaders hope the plan will unfold rapidly Board member Eileen Brady cautioned that the enough to save $239 million for the Oregon Health board needed to make sure it allowed successful Plan in 2012-13; in fact, the state budget for this coordinated care teams to share in their savings. biennium assumes that savings. She said she feared "someone is going to do a The Legislature passed the health care reform great job and get costs down, and we'll punish them plan earlier this year, but wants to see more details the next year by lowering their budget." on how it will be carried out before it gives it a green Jeff Heatherington, president of FamilyCare, light in February. At the heart of the plan is a Inc., a Portland Medicaid managed care proposal to foster health care teams called organization, said the policy board is still not coordinated care organizations. The groups would providing enough detail in its is draft implementation include hospitals, doctors, dentists, nutritionists, plan. therapists, nurses and other providers. "It's about as amorphous as it's always been, The teams initially would serve the state's except for a timeline, which is really unrealistic," he 600,000 Medicaid patients, low-income residents on said. "I'll tell you quite frankly I'm not sure how this the Oregon Health Plan. The teams would be is supposed to work. That's the biggest problem expected to save costs by focusing on prevention and everybody's having is we still don't know what the on keeping costly patients with multiple chronic rules are." health conditions out of hospitals. But the Legislature must approve the policy board's implementation plan before the state can start On Giving creating and paying for coordinated care teams. As the board rushes to complete its plan, some From Patty Jo Wolf, December 5, 2011 questioned whether the state can get coordinated care Dear Readers teams up and running by next July as planned. I was reading the new Oprah magazine and Sen. Alan Bates, D-Ashland, a physician who there was a very good article about “Giving”. has led the Legislature's health reform efforts, said Elizabeth Gilbert wrote the famous book Eat, Pray the state may need to offer two paths for creating and Love. She has made an abundance of money and coordinated care organizations. One would be a fast wanted to give money to others and she did. She track for Medicaid managed care organizations, bought houses for her family and friends and paid off including several in Portland, that are poised to form their bills. She even gave away cars to some. Now integrated teams. A slower track would give other some of those friends and family don’t give her the health care groups more time to organize. time of day! The policy board's draft describes in more detail The realization she found out: There is how coordinated care organizations would be happiness in giving but make your giving as a help, created, governed and funded. It says, for example, not a hindrance. their governing boards must have a majority of I truly understand her, as I give of myself, my members with a financial risk in the organization. presence, my time, my attention and voice. Each coordinated care team also will have an Anyone can give a present that you buy at a advisory board dominated by consumers it serves. store. Rep. Tim Freeman, R-Roseburg, said the So my advice; give from yourself and nothing community-based boards are bound to be more you buy from a store. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 5 Joint Healthcare Committee to Accept Progress Without Pepper Spray Public Testimony on Health Insurance How a burger baron, four indie rockers, a bleeding- heart Muslim and a group of trash tour guides are Exchange, Medicaid Reforms fighting for the 99%. By: State Representative Jim Thompson, The Lund November 30th, 2011 CASEY JARMAN Report Willamette Week

December 8, 2011 -- Rep. Jim Thompson (R-Dallas) The problem: Portland’s widespread homelessness. announced the House and Senate Health Care A solution: Clean, safe camps for the city’s homeless. committees will hold a special joint hearing on The solver: Ibrahim Mubarak, board member, Right 2 Tuesday, December 20 to receive public testimony Survive. on proposed healthcare reforms. The first thing you notice about Right 2 Dream Rep. Thompson, co-chair of the House Too—especially if you spent any time at Occupy Healthcare Committee, said the joint committee will Portland’s encampment—is just how tidy the place is. address efforts to reform Oregon’s Medicaid system, About 80 people stay here each night, in a half-block known as “Healthcare Transformation,” as well as camp on the northeast corner of Northwest 4th Avenue the proposal to create a new state health insurance and Burnside Street that spent its summer as an empty exchange. gravel parking lot. Now it’s basically a high- “State government is considering significant functioning commune run by those without housing. changes to Oregon’s healthcare system, but the Tents of all shapes and sizes sit in neat rows on public has not been given enough opportunities to wooden pallets. Perhaps unexpectedly, a camp that is express their opinions and concerns,” Rep. self-monitored by Portland’s homeless is far safer and Thompson said. “As the Legislature prepares for the cleaner than the political protest that famously attracted 2012 session, we believe it’s important to hold public homeless campers. hearings as soon as possible to receive adequate When Ibrahim Mubarak, who described himself input from the public.” over the phone as “the Muslim,” appears on the street Earlier this year, the Legislature approved the in front of Dream Too—where security plays pop Healthcare Transformation bill to establish the songs from a cheap FM radio—his vague description makes more sense. The 55-year-old’s eyes are hidden framework of “Coordinated Care Organizations” to behind sunglasses, and his face is partially covered by a serve Medicaid-eligible patients under the Oregon white headscarf that falls over a knit kufi skull cap. Health Plan. The Legislature also passed a separate Over his shirt he wears a flowing, hand-stitched gray measure to begin the process of creating a health shawl. He offers a handshake and a warm smile that insurance exchange that is intended to serve as a reveals a chipped silver front tooth. central marketplace for Oregonians to obtain Mubarak and the other volunteers who keep this coverage. place running don’t refer to the lot as a camp— Rep. Thompson said public testimony is Portland has strict, controversial anti-camping laws— necessary because the Legislature is now considering but rather a “rest area” available for overnight stays. measures to fully implement healthcare Right 2 Dream Too’s guests adhere to a strict anti-drug transformation and a new health insurance exchange and -alcohol policy while also contributing to the in 2012. upkeep of the camp. Quiet time starts at 10 pm. These “The joint committee will receive testimony are decisions made to keep the space operating from doctors, healthcare organizations and other smoothly and to minimize criticism from local professionals, as well as any Oregonian who signs up businesses and the City of Portland. Nevertheless, it to testify,” Rep. Thompson said. “Oregonians who would be hard to argue that Dream Too is legal under are interested or concerned about these reforms city law. should attend this hearing, or contact their legislators It’s also hard to argue that Dream Too isn’t sorely or submit written testimony.” needed. The Portland Housing Bureau counted 2,727 Legislative committee staff is expected to homeless living on the streets or in emergency shelters release more details on the December 20 hearing in in January, with another 1,928 in transitional housing. the next few days. The Healthcare Committee staff Most were individual adults, but couples and families can be reached at 503-986-1286. are a significant share. (Continued on page 7) Page 6 Eyes & Ears December 2011 Focus more to ease stress Center down. Sit on a straight-backed chair or cross-legged on the floor. Focus on an aspect of your From The Friday Health Beat Newsletter - December breathing, such as the sensations of air flowing into 9, 2011, Peerlink National Technical Assistance your nostrils and out of your mouth, or your belly Center, www.peerlinktac.org rising and falling as you inhale and exhale.

Traffic jams. Job woes. Visits from the in-laws. Open up. Once you’ve narrowed your Life is full of stress, and more often than not, people concentration, begin to widen your focus. Become feel it physically as well as mentally. aware of sounds, sensations, and ideas. Embrace and Although the stress response begins in the brain, consider each without judgment. If your mind starts to it is a full-body phenomenon. When someone race, return your focus to your breathing. encounters a threat — real or imagined — the brain Observe. You may notice external sensations such triggers a cascade of stress hormones. The heart as sounds and sights that make up your moment-to- pounds, muscles tense, and breathing quickens. moment experience. The challenge is not to latch onto One of the best ways to counter stress is to pay a particular idea, emotion, or sensation, or to get caught attention to what is going on. That may sound up in thinking about the past or the future. Instead you counterintuitive, but paying attention is the first step watch what comes and goes in your mind, and discover toward cultivating mindfulness — a therapeutic which mental habits produce a feeling of suffering or technique for a range of mental health problems (and well-being. physical ones). Stay with it. At times, this process may not seem relaxing at all, but over time it provides a key to greater The opposite of multitasking happiness and self-awareness as you become

Multitasking has become a way of life. People talk on a comfortable with a wider and wider range of your cell phone while commuting to work, or scan the news experiences. while returning emails. But in the rush to accomplish You can also try less formal approaches to necessary tasks, people often lose connection with the mindfulness by trying to become more aware while you present moment. They stop being truly attentive to are doing activities that you enjoy. Playing the piano, what they are doing or feeling. Mindfulness is the juggling, walking — all can become part of your opposite of multitasking. The practice of mindfulness, mindfulness practice as long as you pay attention to which has its roots in Buddhism, teaches people to live what is happening in the moment. Listen to the sounds each moment as it unfolds. The idea is to focus of the music, feel the weight of the balls as they fall attention on what is happening in the present and into your hand, or really look at what you are walking accept it without judgment. past.

Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, professor of medicine Practice makes perfect emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, developed a mindfulness-based stress reduction Mindfulness is something to cultivate and program for people with major depression (since practice, on a regular basis. adapted for other disorders). Another adaptation of Make a commitment. Aim for doing 20 to 45 mindfulness to clinical practice is mindfulness-based minutes of mindfulness practice, most days of the cognitive therapy, which combines mindfulness week. (If that sounds like a lot, remember that a key techniques with cognitive behavioral therapy. part of mindfulness means letting go of expectations. However it is practiced, mindfulness is a Just commit to trying to become more mindful, and do powerful therapeutic tool. Studies have found, for the best you can.) example, that mindfulness techniques can help prevent Make small changes. It’s hard to make big relapse in people who have had several past episodes of changes. It’s better to start slow and build gradually. major depression. Other research suggests that The famous Alcoholics Anonymous motto is “one day mindfulness techniques can help alleviate anxiety and at a time.” Mindfulness involves taking it less than one reduce physical symptoms such as pain or hot flashes. day at a time — aim for one moment at a time. Mindfulness really does not have to be more Do-it-yourself methods complicated than learning to pay attention to what is

One of the best things about mindfulness is that it going on around you. But this “simple” advice is often is something people can try on their own. Here’s how hard to sustain in a busy world. Try making the effort to get started: to become more mindful — and you may find the results make it worth it. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 7

Progress Without Pepper Spray Low Income Energy Assistance Program (Continued from page 5) (LIEAP)

This place started with a joke. When embattled The agencies that are accepting applications vary Old Town property owner Michael Wright told The from week to week, so call first. Also you can get Portland Tribune in June that he’d donate this lot to recent info by calling 211 or going to 211info.org. local nonprofit Dignity Village (a permanent Northeast They can help with oil assistance also. Portland campsite that Mubarak co-founded), it came across as an empty threat; a middle finger to city LIEAP Office - 503-988-6295 Ext. 27049 officials who had fined him for hosting food carts on HUMAN SOLUTIONS, INC. ROCKWOOD BLDG. his property. But Mubarak saw the quote as an 124 NE 181st Avenue, Portland, OR 97230 opportunity. So he called Wright. (503) 405-7877 Energy Assistance Line There are a number of important differences between Dream Too and the area’s church-sponsored IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY 631 NE 102nd Ave., Portland (503) 802-0082 shelters. For one, campers can stay with their significant others or spouses. They are also allowed to IMPACT NW 4610 SE Belmont, Portland, (503) 988- bring pets. “Tenants,” as Mubarak prefers to call them, 6020, 5135 NE Columbia Boulevard, Portland (503) 972-2463 Energy Assistance Line say it’s also more stringent. Fernando, 44, an ex- construction worker with leg injuries who stays at NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY Dream Too with his girlfriend, says it was perfect for CENTER, 5135 NE Columbia Boulevard him. Portland, (503) 972-2463 Energy Assistance Line

“It’s very strict; it’s stricter than shelters,” he NATIVE AMERICAN REHABILITATION says. “But by the same token, you’re a lot safer in the ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHWEST sense of your belongings and yourself. I think this is 1776 SW Madison Street , Portland, OR 97205 the best thing they could have done with this space.” (503) 347-3886 Main phone for Energy Assistance When the camp started coming together in early Service hours: Energy Assistance line typically open on October, the community was quick to help: Tents and Wednesdays between 9-11am only. blankets came by way of donation. The ReBuilding NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC. 7780 SW Capitol Center on Mississippi Avenue donated dozens of doors, Highway, Portland, OR 97219, (503) 246-1663 which provide privacy from busy Burnside Street. As Service hours: Monday-Wednesday 10am-5pm, they set up for the camp’s Oct. 10 opening, the Thursday 10am-8pm, Friday 10am-2pm project’s founders knew they ran the risk of being shut SALVATION ARMY CASCADE DIVISION down quickly. Then, on Oct. 6, Occupy Portland 1712 NE Sandy , Portland, (503) 239-1264 happened. “We kinda went under the radar,” Mubarak Mon/Wed/Thursday/Friday 9am-4pm (closes 6:30 Wed.). says. Closed 11:30am-1pm. Closed Tuesdays. Though some surrounding businesses complained to the city about Dream Too, the Occupy double SELF ENHANCEMENT INC, 4134 N Vancouver standard paralyzed the city from taking action: If Avenue Suite 31, Portland, (503) 240-0828 Energy Portland was going to allow Occupy Portland protesters Assistance Line to camp in Lownsdale and Chapman squares-—public property—how could it throw out a quieter, more The Foundation for Excellence in Mental organized encampment on private property? Dream Health Care Too’s founders say they’ve never had to call the police for help. When they found a single beer can in the the new mainstream portable toilet in October, organizers kicked everyone www.mentalhealthexcellence.org out of the camp temporarily. None of Dream Too’s organizers see the camp as We are a group of scientists, psychiatrists, a long-term solution to homelessness in Portland. researchers, public policy analysts, users and providers of Rather, it’s a visible reminder that the needs of the mental health services, philanthropists, and community members that formed The Foundation for Excellence in homeless are not being met. And for Mubarak, it’s Mental Health Care to find and promote the best ways to proving another point: “This shows that we can govern achieve long-term recovery and help people with mental ourselves, we can be self-sufficient,” he says. “Not health challenges to thrive. only that we can do it, but we want to.” Page 8 Eyes & Ears December 2011

What’s Happening at NorthStar Join us at NorthStar

What is NorthStar? Become a member of NorthStar by calling and making an appointment to attend one of the half A place to go. A place to return to. hour Orientation meetings held on Tuesdays and A place to find meaningful relationships. Thursdays at 10:30 am. After the meeting you have A place to find fulfilling work. an opportunity to attend the work ordered day NorthStar is a mental health recovery program meeting where you can find out what we do here. for adults living in the Portland metro area who Art Program have a mental illness. NorthStar provides a safe and

Members with an interest in art have been welcoming environment where members can attending the Art Committee here at NorthStar. participate in a peer-supported community, Recent discussion has been around planning art promoting independence, confidence, wellbeing, exhibits here and in the community. and recovery. The NorthStar community provides acceptance Newsletter and Website Design teams and encouragement for individual goals and Members are welcome to join our newsletter achievements while supporting members in team that meets weekly to put out NorthStar’s employment, education, reaching-out, skill-building, newsletter, The Compass, on a quarterly basis. social activities, and recreation. A weekly web design meeting is open to Now in the foundational stage as a program of members who want to help develop NorthStars NAMI Multnomah, NorthStar will ultimately seek website and it’s content. certification through the International Center for

Employment Help Clubhouse Development (ICCD). For more information about the ICCD Clubhouse model go to Career Mapping Workshops are a fun and www.iccd.org. The Clubhouse model has been very interactive opportunity for members to explore their successful with helping people with mental illness natural gifts and career interests. to stay out of hospitals while achieving social, WorkSource Welcome Process meetings help financial, educational and vocational goals. you join the WorkSource program and find your An ICCD Clubhouse is fully run by members way around on their website. with the assistance of a few paid staff personnel. Peer Support Specialist trainings Because members operate NorthStar, they share

NorthStar members are getting connected to ownership and responsibility for it’s success. NAMI’s Peer Support Specialist trainings, both in The ICCD model offers members a “work the design process and in receiving training. ordered day..” Members and staff meet together, decide objectives and assign tasks for the day. Staff Wellness Program and members work together as equals in decision Recently members have gone on an outing to making and daily operations. The skills, ideas and the Japanese Gardens, a hike to Mt. Tabor Park and abilities of each member are recognized and also had a couple of game nights at NorthStar. encouraged. Members also organize and lead classes ——————————————— and activities. NorthStar has opportunities for NorthStar is open Mon-Thurs from 10:30 am to members to contribute in several units: Clerical/ 3:00 pm. It’s located at 522 N.E. 52nd Ave. Outreach, Health and Wellness, and Creative Phone: 971-544-7485. Design.

Email: [email protected] Contact us for more information!

NorthStar is open Monday through Thursday from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm. It’s located at 522 N.E. Occupy Portland 52nd Ave. Phone: 971-544-7485.

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OREGON CONSUMER CASCADIA CONSUMER SURVIVOR COALITION (OCSC) ADVISORY COUNCIL

OCSC unites mental health consumers and New day and time psychiatric survivor organizations state-wide Meets on the third Tuesday of each month throughout Oregon! OCSC wants to include you! at 12 noon

OCSC Mission Statement In December the Council meets Tuesday the

20th at 12 noon at Cacadia SE Plaza To establish a statewide network of people who identify as having a psychiatric diagnosis, and/or Contact: Amy Anderson 971-340-8942 or who feel labeled by one; to share ideas; provide [email protected] mutual support; work toward common goals; Call first to confirm meeting is taking place strengthen peer-run organizations; and advocate Cascadia’s SE Plaza is at 2415 SE 43rd – go to the for positive change in the mental health system. rd nd 43 Street entrance, then to the 2 floor, and we We support inclusion and ask you to speak up - are in conference room 1 on the right. tell us what you want to CHANGE ABOUT OREGON’S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM! Tell In January the Council meets Tuesday the us who you are (or not). What works for you? 17th at 12 noon at Cascadia Garlington What doesn’t? What is your vision and your story. How do you think OCSC can be a force with the Cascadia’s Garlington Clinic is at 3034 NE Martin Oregon state legislature? Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and we meet in room G2.

Get Free E-mail News Updates about OCSC: Contact: Ryan Hamit 971-340-8774 or at http://www.intenex.net/lists/listinfo/ocsc-news [email protected]

OCSC Blog: http://ocscblog.wordpress.com/ OCSC Website: http://ocscblog.wordpress.com/ Peers Envisioning and Engaging in Talk To Others about OCSC Or Other Topics Recovery Services (PEERS) of Interest to OCSC Members: www.peersnet.org http://www.intenex.net/lists/listinfo/ocsc-talk

Contact info: Address: OCSC P.O. BOX 11284 PEERS is a consumer-run organization that Eugene, OR 97440 promotes wellness for people with mental health Email contact: [email protected] (Ask difficulties and their families through community about becoming a group sponsor!) outreach, empowerment, education, advocacy for social inclusion, and elimination of stigma and INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP FOR $1 OR MORE - discrimination. PLEASE GIVE AS GENEROUSLY AS YOU CAN

Summaries of Alternatives 2011 Wellness Robert Whitaker Workshops Now Online Author of “Anatomy of an Epidemic”

Website: robertwhitaker.org National Coalition member organization P.E.E.R.S. has created summaries of some of the Email: [email protected] 2011 wellness-related workshops, as well as a Whitaker’s Mad in America blog synopsis of SAMHSA Administrator Pam Hyde's www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mad-in-america presentation. Go to www.peersnet.org/ and access a wide variety of podcasts and summaries. Page 10 Eyes & Ears December 2011

Oregon Consumer Advisory Council Multnomah County

The Oregon Consumer Advisory Council AMHSA Meeting - Adult Mental Health and Substance Abuse Advisory Council (OCAC) meets on the 2nd Wednesday of even numbered months from 1:00 to 4:00 PM in This Consumer-run committee includes discussions about what is going on within the County and at meeting room HSB 166 at the Barbara Roberts Provider Agencies, and makes recommendations to Human Services Building (DHS main office), 500 Multnomah County. Summer St NE, Salem, OR. Meetings - 1st Wednesdays, 10 am to 12 pm at the Send email to the Council at: Lincoln Building at 421 SW Oak (2 blocks south of [email protected] Burnside). Enter the front door, turn right, go to the

Purpose statement: receptionist desk in the County Mental Health office, and ask for directions. A) To inform the state mental health authority on http://web.multco.us/mhas/mental-health-services mental health policy and service delivery from the perspective of people who receive or have ——————————————————— received mental health services (consumer/ Quality Management Committee

survivors); The Committee advises the Quality Management Unit of the Mental Health & Addictions Services B) To provide a forum for consumer/survivors to Division, which helps to protect County residents communicate special and unmet needs and who receive public mental health services, and to concerns to the state mental health authority; continuously improve the quality of those services.

C) To provide a forum for the state mental health Meetings - 2nd Thursday of every month, from 3pm authority to inform consumer/survivor to 5pm, in Conference Room 112 of the Multnomah leadership of efforts being made to provide a Building, at 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, in Portland.

better system of mental health delivery. Website - http://web.multco.us/mhas/quality- management. They include Minutes of their

Committee, Publications (including analysis of Mental Health America of Oregon Multnomah County surveys), and detailed Contact Info for their Staff. Mental Health America of Oregon is an inclusive grassroots organization dedicated to Wash. Co. Behavioral Health Council empowering consumer / survivor voices to drive Website - http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/ services and policies that foster wellness and full Addiction/behavioral-health-council.cfm participation in the community.

3534 SE Main St., Portland OR 97214 Clackamas County 503-922-2377(voice) 888-820-0138 (toll free) Mental Health and Addictions Council

TTY: use 711 relay [email protected] Website - http://www.clackamas.us/behavioral/ www.mhaoforegon.com council.jsp

Oregon DHS Mental Health Planning and Management Advisory Council Disability Rights Oregon This Council advises the Addictions and www.disabilityrightsoregon.org Mental Health Division (AMH) in areas vitally important to the Consumers of Oregon Disability Rights Oregon (DRO) provides legal advocacy to individuals with disabilities who Meetings - 1st Thursday of odd numbered have an issue related to their disability. months, 9 - 11:45 am, Room 137C+D, Human DRO’s website is designed to be a hub for Resources Bldg., 500 Summer St. NE, in Salem.

Oregon's Disability Community, gathering a wide Website - http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ variety of current information in one place. mentalhealth/tools-policymakers/main.shtml#mh. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 11

The Department of Human Services Oregon Health Plan’s OHP Standard Reservation List is Open Wellness Initiative OHP Standard provides free or low-cost health Get empowered by finding out ways to improve coverage to Oregon residents who: your mental and physical well being Do not have health care insurance DHS provides a Wellness Initiative web site at Are ages 19 through 64

oregon.gov/OHA/mentalhealth/wellness/main.shtml Are not pregnant Have limited income

You or someone you know can place your name Oregon Health Authority Facebook on the reservation list in one of three ways:

Fill out a request online: Keep up to date on the Oregon health care at www.oregon.gov/DHS/open reform news by going to the Oregon Health Mail a request. Forms are available at all DHS/ Authority’s Facebook AAA offices, county health departments and

www.facebook.com/OregonHealthAuthority most hospitals and clinics including the Cascadia Plaza clinic at SE 43rd & Division. Sign up by phone. Call 1-800-699-9075 or 503- 378-7800 (TTY) Mon. thru Fri., 7 am to 6 pm Oregon Health Connect

www.oregonhealthconnect.org DrugWatch.com We link you to information about health care and health insurance in Oregon. Use the Resource DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive resource Directory to find public health programs like featuring information on various medications, Oregon Health Plan. Locate affordable medical including prescription and over-the-counter drugs. services at health clinics and county health By providing extensive information about side departments. Learn how private health insurance effects, drug interactions, FDA recalls and drug works, including your appeal and complaint rights. alerts, DrugWatch.com helps patients and Track health care reform. Find programs for healthy consumers make educated decisions about their living. Uninsured? Approaching Medicare? Have a medications and treatment options. pre-existing condition? Make this your one stop for information on Oregon health coverage options. Watch Advocate for Wellness episodes

on blip.tv at: http://blip.tv/advocate-for-wellness

Sign the Peer Medication Statement with host Ann Kasper

Frustrated by the one-size-fits all medication Advocate for Wellness is a show about health issues approach of traditional care? Concerned that too in the state of Oregon. many people are often harmed by psychiatric drugs, and want to see more non-medication options? Join the effort for a new approach to medications in EYES & EARS mental health! Please read and sign the Peer Medication Statement at Welcomes your contributions www.portlandhearingvoices.net Contact the editor at [email protected]

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare 2415 SE 43rd Ave. 503-238-0705 Page 12 Eyes & Ears December 2011

Mental Diversity Meetups Need to Talk?

Informal public social gatherings open to all Call the David Romprey Last Sunday of Every Month 4 pm-6:30 pm Oregon Warm Line Backspace Cafe 115 Northwest 5th Avenue at Staffed by trained Peers Couch People just want to be heard. Everyone is invited to join Portland Hearing Voices Warm line hours for an informal gathering with drink, eats, and 1-800-698-2392 socializing. Meet new people, learn from each other, Monday 10 am - 8 pm and build community. An antidote to loneliness! Tuesday Noon -10 pm Wednesday 9 am - 2 pm Thursday 8 am - 6 pm Friday Noon - 5 pm Saturday 5 pm -10 pm Madness Radio voices and visions from outside mental health Sunday 5 pm -10 pm

This Warmline is NOT a resource line. Call to Madness Radio focuses on personal have a confidential conversation with a Peer who experiences of 'madness' and extreme states of will listen without judgment or criticism. consciousness from beyond conventional perspectives and mainstream treatments. The Together we can learn and grow. For more info: show also features authors, advocates, scientists, www.communitycounselingsolutions.org healthcare practitioners, and artists. Hosted by Will Hall. Madness Radio wants your involvement! Got Multnomah County’s an idea for a topic or guest? Want to leave Mental Health Call Center feedback on a particular show? How about asking local stations to broadcast Madness Radio? And Do you or someone you know need help with we can always use donations. Visit our website at: a mental health or addiction problem? wwwmadnessradio.net Multnomah County Mental Health and You can also access the shows from The Addictions Services Call Center is Portland’s Mental Health Association of Portland’s website mental health information and referral hub for at: www.portlandmentalhealth.org persons in crisis. The call center is staffed by mental health professionals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be reached at 503-988-4888 or 1- 800-716-9769. Write Around Portland

Nonprofit organization for writers. Provides Street Roots facilitated workshops in safe, accessible and www.streetroots.org respectful environments for people to write and share. Holds community readings to promote the Street Roots is a nonprofit newspaper assisting exchange of stories. Publishes anthologies to people experiencing homelessness and poverty by connect writers and readers. creating flexible income opportunities. Through education, advocacy and personal expression, we 917 SW Oak St. #406 503-796-9224 are a catalyst for individual and social change. Hours: 9 am-5 pm Monday-Friday www.writearound.org December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 13 At Cascadia Support and Education Groups Offered by Portland Hearing Voices Want to Go Back to School? Open to all. Inclusive, non-judgmental, pro- choice and pro-diversity. Donation requested, no Whether you want to: one turned away for lack of funds. People who Enroll in a college hear voices, have unusual beliefs, altered states of Complete your GED or, consciousness or mental health diagnosis are Improve your Reading, Writing or Math Skills especially invited. The Supported Education Program Extreme States And Hearing Voices Support at Cascadia can help!

Group led by Will Hall. Open to people who have Make an appointment with Erin, the Supported these experiences. Education Specialist, and learn all about the Meetings are held at 3941 SE Hawthorne program! on the first and third Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 pm How? Just let your case manager know you would like a referral to the Supported Education December 20 January 3 January 17 Program. Or, call Erin direct at 503-238-0705 x 176.

See other coming events at the Portland Hearing Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Plaza Voices website at 2415 SE 43rd

www portlandhearingvoices.net

What is it like to live with voices, visions, and extreme states of consciousness? What do these Cascadia Garlington Center Recovery Services experiences mean to you? How can we learn to accept and live with who we are? What are ways Cascadia Garlington Center is an outpatient to cope with fear, trauma, isolation, and clinic, that provides multi-disciplinary, culturally overwhelming responses? Are there positive, relevant treatment services to persons with a mental creative, and spiritual sides to what we go illness and/or co-occurring disorder with specialized through? What is mental diversity all about? culturally specific services available for African Will Hall was diagnosed with schizophrenia Americans. We are located at 3034 NE MLK Blvd. and is an internationally recognized mental Portland, OR 97212. Phone: 503-283-3763. diversity educator, advocate, and counselor. We offer a variety of classes for: www.willhall.org - Depression - Anxiety - Stress management For more information contact - Healthy relationships - Bipolar [email protected] - Skills training for various topics www.portlandhearingvoices.net 413.210.2803 - Culturally specific classes are also available for African American Womem.

If you are interested in attending a class, please contact your case manager. See Eyes&Ears on the Mental Health Association of Portland Website at:

mentalhealthportland.org

Has links to articles and resources. Page 14 Eyes & Ears December 2011

NAMI Programs and Classes NAMI Connections

NAMI provides free classes to family members of Peer Support Groups

children and adults with mental illness. To learn NAMI Connection is a free weekly peer support more about our program offerings, contact: group for people living with mental illness in which Multnomah NAMI: (503) 228-5692 people learn from each others’ experiences, share Clackamas NAMI: 503-344-5050 coping strategies, and offer each other encourage- Washington NAMI: 503-356-6835 ment and understanding.

NAMI BASICS: 6-week class This program is for Multnomah NAMI - 503-228-5692 for more info parents and primary caregivers of children and teens Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. at Luke Dorf living with mental illness, taught by trained parents 9255 NE Halsey St, Portland 97220 and caregivers who’ve lived similar experiences Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. in Gresham with their children. Call 503-228-5692 for exact Mult. County East Bldg, 600 NE 8th Ave., Gresham dates and time. Jan or Feb Day & time TBD NE Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. at NAMI Multnomah Portland 5228 NE Hoyt Street, Bldg. B., Portland 97213

Family-to-Family: 12-week class For family Clackamas NAMI 503-344-5050 for more info caregivers of adults living with mental illness, this Wednesdays: 12noon-1:30pm, Hilltop- 998 evidence-based program is taught by trained NAMI Library Ct, Oregon City family members who have relatives living with Mondays: 1:30pm-3pm, NAMI-CC Office-10202 mental illness. The course focuses on com- SE 32nd Ave., Ste. 501, Milwaukie, OR 97222 munication and problem-solving techniques, coping -Call Steve Levine for more info 503-697-1854 mechanisms, and self-care skills. Thursdays 6- Wednesday: Clackamas Community College, Call 8:30pm Jan 5-Mar 22 North Portland; Saturdays Kathy Fredrickson for more info 503-708-3088 10am-12:30pm Jan 7-Mar 24 NE Portland

Peer To Peer Recovery Education Course: 10 PERSONAL CARE SERVICES week class Taught by trained Peer Mentors, this course promotes stability and recovery for Personal Care Services (PCS) are services that individuals living with mental illness. Upon support consumer/survivors in Oregon to help them graduation, class members can train as mentors to live independently and participate in community lead future classes, helping them to build activities. The state pays for the PCS services. presentation skills and share their story. Tuesdays 2- Consumer/Survivors who qualify for PCS can 4pm Jan 10-Mar 13 Gresham get up to 20 hours a month of assistance for:

Peer Support Specialist: intensive 5-day Nutrition certification training Certification program in Medication management conjunction with Multnomah County and Project Housekeeping tasks ABLE. April 9-13 9am-4pm each day SE Personal hygiene Portland Arrangement of medical appointments Two more sessions planned in 2012, dates TBD Emotional support And other tasks that are difficult because of your disability.

Empowerment Initiatives You may qualify if you have an Oregon Health

Serving people with mental health diagnosis. Plan card (Eligible for Medicaid), and you are not Help in finding and securing resources most receiving services from a licensed residential effective for their mental health and well being. program such as a foster home or group home, and you feel that because of your mental health issues, empowermentinitiatives.org (503) 249-1413 you would benefit from this assistance. 3941 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214 If you are interested in receiving Personal Care Services, contact your case manager. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 15

NAMI Multnomah Support Groups FolkTime

"Anxiety Society" Support Group Tuesdays at FolkTime's mission is to provide opportunities 7:00 p.m. for individuals facing the challenge of mental Contact: Terri Walker, 503-890-4805 Mission: a illness, to regain their sense of community, by safe place for ages 18-36 with anxiety to develop providing a supportive environment which promotes communication skills in a relaxing, fun environment peer support and self determination

DBSA (Bipolar & Depression) Peer Support The schedule of activities at FolkTime is Group Thurs at 7p.m. Providence Hospital, 4805 determined by members at a monthly community NE Glisan, Portland 97213 Cancer Center, meeting. Hot lunches are served at 12:30 Mondays Conference Rooms C-D Contact: Jean Duncan, 503- and Wednesdays, and are prepared on site and 231-7513 shared together. Members are asked to donate $1 Dual Diagnosis Anonymous Group Wednesdays at towards lunch. Also open on Thursdays. And 5:30 p.m. NAMI, 524 NE 52nd Ave, Portland 97213 Fridays offer special events.

Mission: to support those with mental illness who Every week, except Tuesdays, members gather also deal with substance abuse. to participate in a variety of activities, including art Schizophrenia Support Group Wednesdays at 1:00 and craft projects, writing group, guest speakers, p.m. NAMI, 524 NE 52nd Ave, Portland 97213 games, bingo, karaoke, and discussions on current Mission: a safe place for people with schizophrenia topics of interest. Each week we venture out to a to relax, socialize, and develop skills. bowling alley, local parks, museums, and gardens,

NAMI Major Depression Peer Support Group or participate in community events.

Thurs at 2p.m. NAMI, 524 NE 52nd Ave, Portland Erin Vaughn, Program Manager of the new Sandy site (See below) and Gloria Giddens, Manager of the NE site have been trained as Peer

Rose Haven Employment Specialists and can now work with individuals in recovery who are interested in 627 NW 18th Ave. 503-248-6364 rosehaven.org exploring career interests and options.

Women support groups, classes and activities Open to all persons, 18 and over, with a mental Referral & advocacy health diagnosis and connected with a mental health Services for housing, legal aid, medical & provider or social worker. mental health care; Counseling; Compassionate -Couch Street site: 4837 NE Couch St., 503-238-6428 listening; Assistance navigating the social services Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30 am to 2:30 pm. Thur. maze; Clothing & Hygiene items; Mailing address; from 10:30 am to 3 pm. Fridays at noon.

Voice mail; Support Groups -Oregon City site - 142 Molalla, Oregon City 503 -722- 5237 Mon, Tue, Thurs 10 am to 2 pm. Fri. at 11. Wednesday bowling at 1. Independent Living Resources -Sandy - Sandy Community Center, 38348 Pioneer Offering Advocacy, Information & Referral, Peer Blvd, Sandy, OR, (503) 238-6428 (Main Office). Counseling, and Skills Training for people with Mon., Tue., Thur. and Fri. 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. disabilities. Classes, support groups, recreation and Closed Wed. volunteer opportunities To see FolkTime’s webpage and also to see the 1839 NE Couch St. 503-232-7411 www.ilr.org schedules of each site go to

www.folktime.org Page 16 Eyes & Ears December 2011

SMART Recovery Online mental health and recovery Self-management and Recovery Training support sites

The scientific alternative for people seeking This is a listing of some online sites that offer independence from addictive behaviors various types of support for persons with mental including alcohol, other drugs and gambling illness, their friends, family and those that work in

Discover your personal power and strengths, mental health.

and regain your confidence. Forums at Psych Central - An abundance of Use supportive groups to brainstorm solutions forums to choose from. to real personal problems. http://forums.psychcentral.com/ Clarify your values and find life, purpose, and hope. What a Difference a Friend Makes http://www.whatadifference.samhsa.gov Learn tools and techniques for self-directed change. Voice-Hearers - This group is for people who hear, Be motivated to recover and live a satisfying or who have heard voices. life. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/voice-hearers

There are several meetings held in and around Online Recovery Support - An online resource for Portland. the recovery community. For more information call Hank Robb at 503- http://onlinerecoverysupport.ning.com

635- 2489 or email him at [email protected]. Rose City Recovery Connections - An online site Visit SMART’s website at smartrecovery.org. for the Portland recovery community. for a list of current meetings. www.rc-rc.info/index.html

About.com:mental health Explore mental health Dual Diagnosis Anonymous of Oregon http://mentalhealth.about.com

Mental Illness and Substance Abuse No Kidding, Me Too! - Fights stigma through education and breaking down societal barriers. An www.ddaoregon.com amazing number of actors and other entertainment DDA is a program based on the 12 steps of professionals are involved. http://nkm2.org

Alcoholics Anonymous with an additional 5 steps Dialectal Behavior Therapy - Info about DBT. that focus on Dual Diagnosis. DDA’s unique 12 This site was written primarily by PEOPLE WHO steps + 5 program offers hope for achieving the HAVE BEEN THROUGH DBT, not DBT promise of recovery. professionals. We cannot give advice, but we can DDA Central Office 521 SW 11 Avenue (2nd talk about our experiences on our DBT journey. floor). Monday thru Friday from noon to 1 pm. www.dbtselfhelp.com

Open meetings. Call 503-222-6484. OAASIS - support for sexual abuse survivors. Meetings are subject to change without notice. http://oaasisoregon.org Please contact DDA at 503-737-4126 for more PSRB Fair Shake This facebook page exists to information. help anyone currently under the PSRB. We are a Go to DDA’s website listed above for a peer-run group of Oregonians currently living under complete listing of meetings taking place in and the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB). around Portland and elsewhere. Website: http://psrbfairshake.org/wordpress

SALEM SOBERFEST 2012 FEBRUARY 10-12 - Chemeketa Community

College. Register at http://www.aa-salem.com/soberfest.html December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 17

Book Club at Empowerment Initiatives: COMING EVENTS “Anatomy of an Epidemic” – by Robert Whitaker

Rethinking Psychiatry Every Thursday from 3p to 4p

www.rethinkingpsychiatry.org/ At Empowerment Initiatives, 3941 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214 2nd Annual Symposium with Robert Whitaker Bus lines: #14 & #75 May 11 and 12, 2012

Check their website for more info. If you need more information, contact: Gina Hahn, (503) 249-1413, or The next general Rethinking Psychiatry meeting [email protected] will be Wednesday, January 18: 7-9 PM at The First Unitarian Church, Room B204, 1011 SW Our Book Club comes from the unique perspective of 12th Ave., Portland, Oregon people with a lived experience of mental health issues.

Our facilitators are Dianne James and David Green, Contact persons: who have both worked in the mental health field, and Marcia Meyers 503-665-3957 are persons with that lived experience.

Terry Danielson [email protected] Our first book will be “Anatomy of an Epidemic” by Robert Whitaker. Whitaker is an award-winning

journalist. His amazing book has started conversations Rethinking Psychiatry 2012 Winter Film all around the world. Now, we invite you to join the Festival conversation! Everyone is welcome – don’t worry Presented at The First Unitarian Church of about whether you feel the material is too challenging – we are all here to learn together. Portland • 1101 SW 13th • Portland, OR

$5 - $15 Donation Requested • No one turned away for lack of funds • Complementary Popcorn and Spirituality and Mental Health Healthy Drinks Provided Solstice Ceremony Please join us for this opportunity to share, discuss, and celebrate ideas and information concerning Mental For people with mental health issues – those who Health through an array of films chosen and presented have encountered the mental health system and/or by six different organizations advocating for and have been diagnosed supporting mental wellness in our society.

Go to www.rethinkingpsychiatry.org/ for the full Wednesday, December 21 at 7 pm. schedule of 6 films being shown through February Held at Empowerment Initiatives (Peer Programs) Office Friday, January 20, 6:30 - 9:00 PM, Buchan Reception 3941 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland Oregon Hall “As Good As It Gets” (1997) Reservations are necessary as space is limited. Sponsored by Maitripa College: Discussion led by Don RSVP by writing to Ann at Polevacik [email protected] or by calling 503-505-4437. This is a romantic comedy starring Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic, obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Seasonal transitions can be challenging for people Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and with mental health issues. This is a ceremony to Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. When Melvin’s look at darkness in a new light.

(Nicholson) neighbor Simon is hospitalized, Melvin is This ceremony is loosely based on ceremonies from forced to baby-sit Simon’s dog. This is the beginning of older cultures and with the assistance of Christina a transformation that leads to friendship, compassion, Pratt, Shaman – www.lastmaskcenter.com understanding, and love. Both Jack Nicholson and No charge but donations are accepted to support Helen Hunt won Academy Award Best Actor and Best Actress due to their stunning performances in this the use of the space. thought-provoking movie. Page 18 Eyes & Ears December 2011

WorkSource Portland Metro Resources

www.worksourceportlandmetro.org Multnomah Mental Health Your local WorkSource partners have the resources you need to sharpen your skills, find the Crisis Number: 503-988-4888 perfect job, and advance your career. Our centers Or 1-800-716-9716 are open to all job seekers and career advancers age Mental Health Organizations - 18 and older. -Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare - Central Intake - 503 At the WorkSource Centers you can access: -674-7777. Urgent Care Walk In Clinic 7 am-10:30 pm 7 days a week - 2415 SE 43rd 503-238-0705 Integrated iMatchSkills and other internet-based job Treatment Services (drug/alcohol) 503-230-9654 search tools -Central City Concern 12th Avenue Recovery Center - Job postings - web-based and employer posted 503 - 294-1681 www.centralcityconcern.org Telephones, fax, and copy machine to help with -El Programa Hispano - work, housing and more; your job search downtown Portland: 503-236-9670, Gresham: 503-669- Resume writing tools 8350 Information on local industries and jobs – and www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org their pay rates -Life Works Northwest -503-645-9010 Workshops to help focus your job search www.lifeworksnw.org. E-mail [email protected]. -Portland Veterans Center - 503-273-5370 Information about community resources PTSD and sexual trauma counseling (individual & We help you compete in today’s job market:

Identify your skills, interests, and strengths Youth M.O.V.E. Clackamas County Find out which skills businesses value most Learn how to interview and network 11097 SE 21st, Milwaukie, OR 97222 Target your job search toward high growth 503.974.9025 industries www.youthmoveoregon.org Staff assistance with career advancement Also look them up on Facebook

planning Youth M.O.V.E. Clackamas County provides

Our staff will connect you with training options, peer-to-peer support for individuals ages 14-25, such as: requesting assistance with the health care/mental health system, educational system, vocational Occupational skill training support, addiction recovery support, as well as, Apprenticeship programs support for those who have encountered the juvenile Continuing education in your field justice system. These services will be accessible at Adult Education, including GED, English as a the Youth M.O.V.E. drop-in/resource center located Second Language (ESL), and Financial in downtown Milwaukie. Literacy classes

Worksource Portland Metro Southeast 7916 SE Foster Road, Suite 104 Free Geek

Portland, OR 97206 (503)772-2300 www.freegeek.org (503) 232.9350

1731 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 6pm

Free Geek refurbishes technology to provide computers, education and job skills in exchange for community service. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 19

-Recovery, Inc. International - Self-help for people with Resources depression, anxiety, phobias, fears, anger, & low self- esteem. www.recovery-inc.org / [email protected]. -Women’s Crisis Line – 503-235-5333 or toll free at 888 group), employment services, and more; www.va.gov -235-5333. www.pwcl.org Mental Health Drop - In Centers: -YWCA Counseling Center 503-294-7440; 333 N

-Folk-Time Socialization & Support - 4837 NE Couch Russell St. (at MLK) - Individual, couple, group St., 503-238-6428 Mondays & Wednesdays 11:30 - 2:30 counseling, and assessments. Sliding scale starts at $13. www.folktime.org Mon-Sat, 8 am-8 pm. Appointments only.

-Safe Haven (Folk Time program) - 142 Molalla, Oregon Employment Resources: City 503 -722-5237 Mon, Thurs & Fri 10 am to 2 pm Benefits Planning Assistance - Disability Rights National Mental Health Organizations: Oregon (formerly known as Oregon Advocacy Center)

-Mind Freedom - Campaigns for human rights in mental has PIP benefits planners to help you figure out how health; also contact if have been abused by the psychiatric going to work will effect your benefits. 503-243-2081 system. 1-877-MAD-PRIDE; www.mindfreedom.org Better People - 4310 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd., -National Alliance for the Mentally Ill - Education, Portland, (503) 281-2663 Helps people with legal support, advocacy, info/referral; www.nami.org/ histories find and retain jobs. Recently released and Multnomah; 503-228-5692 current parole participants have access to classes on -National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help interviewing skills and job application preparation. Clearinghouse; 800-553-4539; www.mhselfhelp.org www.betterpeople.org -Mental Health America - Education, support; Central City Concern Workforce program 2 NW 2nd 1-800-969-NMHA (6642); www.mentalhealthamerica.net Ave. 503-226-7387 Provides employment workshops, -SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information job resource center, daily job announcements, career Center - Mental health information; 1-800-789-2647; advancement and training services, employment-related www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov housing and veterans’ services, and more. Enroll to learn interviewing skills and prepare for job searches. Hours: 8 Mental Health Support Groups or Information: am-6 pm, Monday-Friday. -Northwest Autism Foundation - info on autism and www.centralcityconcern.org contact info on treatment. autismnwaf.org. 503-557-2111 DePaul Industries - 4950 NE Martin Luther King Jr. -Portland Aspergers Network 503-284-4507, 503-682- Blvd. 8 -5 Monday - Friday 503-281-1289 1609 [email protected]. Web: aspergersnet.org Temporary staffing service specializing in employing the -Bereavement Support Group (coping with loss) - disabled or people in recovery. Employment options for offered by Adventist Medical Center. To register, call 503 people with disabilities, including injury and illness -251-6192 ext. 5670. Healing Grief - Call 503 251-6105 related disabilities. www.depaulindustries.com for more info and to register. Both groups are free. Easter Seals Latino Connection Program 4134 N. -Brain Injury Support Groups - Brain Injury Vancouver Ave. Suite 300C 503-335-6161 Vocational Association of Oregon, 1.800.544.5243, biaoregon.org rehabilitation services, including employment for Latinos -Children & Adults with Attention Deficit - 503-294- with disabilities, ESL and computer classes in Spanish, 9504. Free. www.chaddpdx.org job development and job placement; translation and -Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - 800-826- interpretation, resume and interview workshops; ESL 3632; Portland support groups: west side: Jason-503-227- support and referral. www.or.easterseals.com 2423 east side Jean 503-231-7513 www.dbsalliance.org Elders in Action - 1411 SW Morrison St. 503-235-5474 -Family to Family Support Group - NAMI - free group Employment, personal and community safety advocates for loved ones of individuals with mental illness. for adults age 50 and over. www.eldersinaction.org. Educational group. 503-228-5692 Employment Marketplace: “Bringing employers & job -National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Suicide Support) seekers together”. Every Friday though Workforce 1-800-273-8255. http://wfn.pcc.edu/EmployerMarketPlace/EMP.asp -Obsessive Compulsive Disorder support group - 503- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 494-6176; OHSU - 503-494-8311 800-669-4000; www.eeoc.gov; Discrimination/rights -PSU Community Counseling Clinic 503-725-4620 Free online education: OpenCourseWare educational Portland State University. Individual, couple and family programs are offered at various colleges. counseling. $15 per session, reduced fees negotiated. 10 www.ocwconsortium.org, About U. also offers free week commitment. online classes at http://u.about.com/ Page 20 Eyes & Ears December 2011

software, and a wealth of planning and job search Resources assistance information. www2.worksourceportlandmetro.org

Goodwill Industries of the Columbia-Willamette 1943 Alcohol and Drug:

SE 6th Ave. 503-239-1734 - Jobs available at stores or -Al-Anon and Alateen (for friends and family) 503-292- donation centers, and free employment service in the 1333; www.al-anonportlandoregon.org community. Call for appointments 10 am or 1 pm, -Alcohol and Drug Helpline; adult or teen; 1-800-923- Monday-Thursday. www.meetgoodwill.org HELP Hands On Portland -Volunteer jobs in & around -Alcoholics Anonymous - 503-223-8569; Multnomah Co. (503)200-3355 www.pdxaa.com www.handsonportland.org. -Cocaine Anonymous - 503-256-1666; Help line and call Individual Development Account Program helps center for people struggling with cocaine addiction. people save up money to start a business by matching $3 -Crystal Meth Anonymous meetings for every $1 saved. Www.mercycorpsnw.org www.crystalmeth.org Job Corps - PIVOT, 2701 N. W. Vaughn Street, Suite -Dual Diagnosis Anonymous - 503-222-6484 151, Portland, (503) 274-7343 Provides hands-on career www.ddaoforegon training for 30 trades for economically disadvantaged -Marijuana Anonymous - 503-221-7007; young adults 16-24. Students can also complete their www.marijuana-anonymous.org GED and receive their high school diploma at Center. -Narcotics Anonymous - 503-727-3733; http://pivot.jobcorps.gov www.portlandna.com Oregon Certified Ombudsmen Volunteers -Nicotine Anonymous - www.nicotine-anonymous.org; http://www.oregon.gov/LTCO/ 1-800-522-2602 Toll free at 877-879-6422 Portland Habilitation Center 5312 NE 148th Ave. -SMART Recovery - Hank Robb 503-635-2849 503-261-1266 Training and employment in janitorial, www.smartrecovery.org landscape and clerical work. Low-cost/no-cost/Section 8 Benefits: apartments available. Trimet # 87 www.phcnw.com The -Aging and Disability Services - Helpline: 503-988- site also lists job openings and allows you to apply online. 3646. Closed noon-1 pm; www.co.multnomah.or.us Weekly Info and Intake Meetings. -Coalition of Community Health Clinics Website Senior Community Service Employment Program - A Provides info about free health care for uninsured people. Title V training program free for senior citizens 55 and www.coalitionclinics.org. older. Promotes older workers as a solution for businesses -Free Bus Pass - If bus at least three times/week for seeking a trained, qualified, and reliable workforce. medical or mental health center 503-802-8700; Need to Facilitates economic self-sufficiency for older individuals be on Oregon Health Plan and their families who are working. 2101 NE Flanders St. -Free custom made shoes and inserts for people with 503-232-7684. 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 pm, Mon-Fri. diabetes - Priority Footwear and Pedorthic Services www.doleta.gov/seniors provides a full line of Diabetic Shoes and Inserts for Men State of Oregon Employment Office - Oregon labor and Women. Medicare and Medicaid accepted. 503-524- market information system and job search database. 9656 priorityfootwear.com Portland office, 30 N. Webster, 503-280-6046. Call for -Free prescription drug discount card - Save up to 30% hours. http://www.employment.oregon.gov or more on most prescriptions that are not covered or not Trillium Artisans Program - 503-775-7993; Marketing fully covered by insurance.. Go to familywize.org support for artists interested in home-based business or -Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)- contract work; www.trilliumartisans.org 503-988-6295 Vocational Rehabilitation Division - 3945 SE Powell -Needy Meds - Find help with the cost of medication - Blvd., Portland, 971-673-2555; East Portland, 305 NE www.needymeds.org 102nd Ave., 971-673-5858; North Portland, 4744 N. -OHP Client Advocate Services Unit - 800-273-0557; Interstate Ave., 971-673-3055. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm For questions about coverage and billing in the Oregon http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/vr Health Plan WorkSource Portland Metro provides communities -Oregon Health Action Campaign - 800-789-1599; with access to information and resources to assist people Help with the Oregon Health Plan in their career planning and job search activities. Self- -Oregon Helps - One stop place to learn about your directed resource rooms at each center provide access to eligibility for various human services. computer workstations, job orders and listings, resume www.oregonhelps.org. December 2011 Eyes & Ears Page 21

-Oregon Helps - This site asks a few questions about Resources your income and expenses. The site then estimates your potential eligibility for 33 federal, state and local services. www.oregonhelps.org -Oregon Telephone Assistance Program - If on food -Resource web sites - www.thebeehive.org stamps, OHP, SSI or TANF; 1-800-848-4442 or (503) -The Rose City Resource - www.streetroots.org 373-7171 www.puc.state.or.us/PUC/ Health Resources: -The PACS Program - Prescription and Community HIV 7 Hepatitus C Resource Guide - Services. A resource and support program for adults www.oregonaidshotline.com living with mental illness in Mult. Co. Peer run. Call 503- 228-5692 for an intake and to schedule an appt. Other Resources:

-Partnership for Prescription Coverage - 1-888-477- -Community Cycling Center Complete five hours of 2669. www.pparx.org. Coalition of different groups that safe commuting and bike maintenance training and get a can help with prescription coverage. free bike. Must be referred by a social service -Social Security Admin. - 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov organization. Can not own an operating vehicle (503)288- -West Burnside Chiropractic Clinic - Low & no cost 8864. services to those who cannot afford to pay for care. 221 www.communitycyclingcenter.org W. Burnside St. Portland - 7:30am-6:30pm M-F. 503-223 -Education - Portland Community College - (has GED -2213. www.wschiro.edu. classes) 503-244-6111, www.pcc.edu; Mt. Hood

Dental, Hearing & Eye Care Community College (have a mental health program) 503- -Free Eye Care for Seniors- eyecareamerica.org. 491-6422, www.mhcc.edu; Federal Financial Aide - 800- -Medical Teams international Dental Van offers free 433-3243; www.fafsa.ed.gov dental van services at various locations in Portland. Must -Fair Housing Council - 503-223-8295 / Hotline 800- call specific locations for referral and scheduling. 424-3247; www.fhco.org St. Francis Dining Hall (503-234-2028) -Free Geek - Free computers and training in exchange for William Temple House (503-226-3021) volunteer work. 503-232-9350 www.freegeek.org Christ Community Food Ministries (503-239-1226) –In-Home Safety Repairs - Minor home safety repairs All Saints Episcopal Church (503-777-3829) for people who have low-income and are 55 years or -Lions Club - Eye care and hearing aids 1-866-623-9053 older and/or have a disability; 503.284.6827 -The Khan Academy - Free education with 2400+ videos Legal: covering K-12 math, science, biology, chemistry, physics, -Disability Rights Oregon (formally called Oregon finance, history and more. Each video is about 10 minutes Advocacy Center) - 1-800-452-1694; 503-243-2081; long, viewable on the computer. www.khanacademy.org Legal representation & disability advice; -Local Renting Information: U.S. Dept. of Housing and TTY: 800-556-5351; www.disabilityrightsoregon.org Urban Development (HUD) - portal.hud.gov E-Mail: [email protected] -Metro Child Care - 503-253-5000 -Lawyer Referral Service - 800-452-7636, 503-684- www.metroccrr.org/index.htm 3763 www.osbar.org -No Longer Lonely - Online Dating for adults with -Public Assistance and Disability Rights (Legal Aid) - mental illness. www.nolongerlonely.com 503-241-4111 -William Temple House offers low-cost mental health -Legal Aid Services of Oregon - 503-224-4094 counseling, emergency social services including food and www.lawhelp.org children’s clothing, pastoral care. 2023 NW Hoyt St., 503 -Senior Law Project - 503-224-4086 Free counseling in -226-3021. www.williamtemple.org legal matters to any Multnomah County resident 60 and -Write Around Portland - creative writing 10-week older. www.oregonlawhelp.org sessions; publish work; 503-796-9224;

Information and Referral: www.writearound.org -211 Information & Referral - DIAL 2-1-1 or dial 503- 222-5555 or go to www.211.org -City/County Information/Referral - (503) 823-4000 -Health Helpline by Oregon Health Action Campaign: 1- 866-458-4457. Info on health services. -Housing: www.housingconnections.org -Network of Care - www.networkofcare.org Page 22 Eyes & Ears December 2011

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