Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighbors tour new “Balfour House” treatment facility

By David F. Ashton Building a new eight-bed secure residential treatment facility on the southern edge their neighborhood had worried folks in the Ardenwald-Johnson Creek neighborhood area ever since the plans were announced more than a year ago. That unease didn’t slow or stop the project — and now, the “Johnson Creek Secure Residential Treatment [...]

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Mental health success story

Mental health success story One man shares his experience in the system By Matthew Graham The Clackamas Review, Oct 14, 2008, Updated 6.8 hours ago With Ardenwald residents incensed over a proposed secure mental health facility in their neighborhood, we spoke with someone who’d been through the state’s mental health system and with the Psychiatric [...]

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Need exists for fair housing laws

Need exists for fair housing laws Milwaukie case reveals why federal legislation is necessary to support the disabled Posted: 04:00 AM PDT Thursday, October 9, 2008 BY EDWARD SULLIVAN AND CARRIE RICHTER Recent events in Milwaukie demonstrate both the need, and the effect, of federal legislation prohibiting discrimination in the provision of housing to the [...]

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