State board keeps convicted murderer hospitalized

By Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian September 25, 2009 A state board has ruled that a Tigard convicted murderer, who has been committed to the state mental hospital since 1999, remain hospitalized and not be released to the community. But the state Psychiatric Security Review Board this week did recommend that the Oregon State Hospital have [...]

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State hospital patient with AIDS petitions for early release

‘Humanitarian’ basis for request is a first for facility By Alan Gustafson Statesman Journal Fearing that he will die from AIDS at the Oregon State Hospital, an ailing mental patient says he should be released from the Salem psychiatric facility for “humanitarian reasons.” Robert Anderson, a Navy veteran, said he’s terminally ill and likely to [...]

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Clients Grateful as Garlington Center Reopens

By Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Oregonian September 18, 2009 Faith Cathcart/The OregonianGladys Howard of the Garlington Center plays Uno with clients Roxanne Taylor (left) and Sharon King on Friday. After a 2008 fire, the center reopened last week on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The center offers mental health and addiction treatment. A few months [...]

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An insider’s perspective on Oregon State Hospital

Former OSH patient appointed to governor’s advisory board By Alan Gustafson Statesman Journal Mike Adelman knows the harsh realities of life as a patient inside Oregon State Hospital, and he will bring that experience to a new state hospital advisory board. “I’ve been on the wards,” Adelman said, recounting his 16-month treatment stint in the [...]

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Documentary takes passionate look at mental illness

Faces that tell a story By Cliff Newell The Lake Oswego Review, Aug 31, 2009 subCITY Opening Trailer Kevin and Dawn D’Haeze’s new documentary is truly a work of passion and commitment. Called subCITY: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, the film uses Kevin’s technical wizardry as a maker of commercial films and Dawn’s expertise [...]

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Man Gets 60 Years In Mother’s Murder

By Karen Florin Published on 9/2/2009 The Day Carson J. Mueller, whose mental illness and “psychotic beliefs” led him to murder his mother last December and blow up her Griswold home a week later during an attempted suicide, has been committed to the Whiting Forensic Institute for up to 60 years. A three-judge panel imposed [...]

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