June 2024 Celebrating Pride Month 2024 June brings us to Pride Month. We celebrate the diverse experiences of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and families that enrich our society. At a time when this community faces discrimination and legislative attacks around the nation, Cascadia Health reaffirms our commitment to providing high quality gender-affirming [...]
June 2024 Support Our Pride Month Sock Drive June 4 - July 21 In honor of Pride Month, the Cascadia Health Pride Employee Resource Group is holding a sock drive to support LGBTQIA2S+ community members in need. It's an easy way to help! Order socks today through the Amazon [...]
May 2024 Cascadia hosts housing expo at Dawson Park May 7 Video still from KGW News coverage. On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Cascadia Health's Wellness Programs hosted a community Housing Information Expo at Dawson Park in North Portland, alongside local partners. Wellness Program Manager Marquea Holford explained that the event [...]
May 9, 2024 Cascadia's Molly Griggs Honored With Oregon Peer Award Cascadia Health’s Director of Peer-Delivered Services, Molly Griggs, was recognized as the state of Oregon’s Homegrown Peer Leader of the Year at Peerpocalypse 2024, a four-day event organized by the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon. The annual conference brings [...]
May 2024 National Nurses Week: Staff share insights & recognition The American Nurses Association (ANA) is celebrating National Nurses Week 2024 May 6 - May 12, and all month. This year's theme, "Nurses Make the Difference," honors the incredible nurses who embody the spirit of compassion and care in every health care [...]
May 2024 Welcoming the community to Talbert Health Center Grand opening of Talbert Health Center in Clackamas, Ore. (Elayna Yussen) On Wednesday, May 1, Cascadia Health celebrated the official grand opening of its newest health center, Talbert Health Center. Located in Clackamas off of Sunnyside Road, the [...]
May 2024 Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! Many national organizations such as NAMI, Mental Health America, and partners highlight this cause each year. Cascadia Health takes this chance to celebrate the strength and resilience of our community members who live with mental illness, while also highlighting the need for [...]
May 2024 Join us for Heart 2024! You're invited to a month-long art installation highlighting the intersection of women, art, and mental health! Heart explores challenges unique to women in our community while working to reduce the stigma of mental illness and celebrating stories of hope and resilience. This year, we're featuring [...]
April 18, 2024 Rockwood Respite Center opens after weather closure In early April, Rockwood Respite hosted an open house to celebrate its re-opening after nearly three months of construction. The site faced extensive water damage in January during the storms and required both structural and cosmetic repairs. The Rockwood team embraced the [...]
April 10, 2024 City Club event addresses Portland's behavioral health needs On Wednesday, April 10, speakers from Portland Street Response, Portland Police Bureau's Behavioral Health Unit, and Cascadia's Project Respond presented at City Club's “It Takes a Village” event, which offered multiple perspectives on the challenges in addressing unmet [...]
