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Gov. Tina Kotek Signs Bills to Strengthen Oregon’s Behavioral Health System
OREGON, AUG 6 – Bipartisan bills allocate $65 million to expand treatment capacity, $6 million to recruit professionals, and $1 million for youth substance abuse prevention amid Oregon's behavioral health challenges.
- In Portland at Fora Health, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed four bipartisan behavioral health bills on Wednesday, expanding mental health and addiction care.
- Amid calls from voters for better access to care, Kotek said her goal is to build capacity and improve access, with 465 beds targeted by 2026 plus 200 over two years.
- Under the program, the Oregon Health Authority will distribute $65.7 million and hire seven full-time staff, while House Bill 2024 allocates $6 million in grants and House Bill 3321 dedicates $1 million for youth prevention.
- By allowing judges to consider past or future behavior, House Bill 2005 broadens civil commitment standards and enhances aid and assist practices for serious mental illness.
- According to an Oregon Health Authority report, 5.77% of Oregon youth aged 12 to 17 had a documented substance use disorder, and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, led by First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, must partner with OHSU to create a prevention plan by January.
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Oregon governor signs series of laws to strengthen behavioral health system
Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, stands behind Gov. Tina Kotek as she signs House Bill 2059. Nosse was the chief sponsor behind the bill, which invests $65 million to increase the capacity for residential treatment across the state. (Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle)Kate Gekeler, a La Grande resident and mother of two, graduated this spring from the inaugural class of Eastern Oregon University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Aft…
Gov. Kotek signs 4 bills into law to improve mental health treatment access
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Governor Tina Kotek signed four house bills into law, which she said address issues of care across Oregon. Kotek said the bills — HB 2005, HB 2059, HB 2024, and HB 3321 — touch on prevention, intervention, and boosting the state’s overall response. She signed the bills at Fora Health, a substance use disorder treatment center in Southeast Portland. Rowena Fire victims struggle to find housing HB 2005 changes the law…
Governor Kotek signs four bills to improve, expand Oregon's mental health, addiction care
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek hosted an event Wednesday to commemorate the signing of House Bill 2005, House Bill 2059, House Bill 2024, and House Bill 3321, all bipartisan legislation building on the Governor’s initiatives to improve and expand mental health and addiction care in Oregon. In a news release to KTVZ News that continues in full
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