May 2025 Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! It's a time when Cascadia Health and partners come together to raise awareness for this cause. 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 [...]
Counseling Awareness Month 2025 | Meet Max, Cascadia Health Addiction & Recovery Counselor As we reflect on Counseling Awareness Month, we take a moment to highlight the remarkable counseling staff at Cascadia Health. Did you know around 40% of Cascadia staff are counselors? We are grateful for our residential [...]
Peer providers offer vital support at Transcending Hope recovery housing With funding support from Oregon Senate Bill 1530, Cascadia Health is excited to collaborate with Transcending Hope. Together, we are supporting women who are involved in the justice system, particularly those engaged in the Aid & Assist Community Restoration Program. [...]
April 8, 2025 Cascadia Chief of Psychiatry gives testimony for civil commitment bill Last week, April Sweeney, Cascadia Health's Chief of Psychiatry testified in favor of House Bill 2467, which proposes to change the existing standard for civil commitment. In her testimony, April acknowledged that the root causes of and community-centered [...]
New Monthly Community Cooking and Food Education Group - Open to All Cascadia Health's Wellness Team is starting a new monthly group. Get food education, learn to cook in healthier ways, and share a meal together! Open to all! All ages No experience needed Cascadia Health Wellness Program [...]
March 11, 2025 Cascadia releases 2023 -2024 Community Needs Assessment Report shows more behavioral health treatment needed Cascadia Health has released a report highlighting the growing need for behavioral health and substance use treatment in the Portland metro area. Cascadia heard directly from community members about their experiences, insights, priorities, and [...]
Problem Gambling Awareness Month: How to Help Each March, we look to increase public awareness of problem gambling and promote prevention, treatment, and recovery services available locally and nationally. We understand that addictive gambling can be relentless, especially with the rise of online sports betting, and other popular types of gambling [...]
March 5, 2025 James Schroeder named President and CEO of Cascadia Health Long-time health care leader and advocate to be organization’s next leader With proven leadership and track record, Schroeder will step into the CEO role March 17 Portland, Ore. – Today, Cascadia Health, an organization rooted [...]
February 14, 2025 Legislative Update from Cascadia - Feb. 2024 Behavioral health investments and safety are top priorities Last month, Oregon's 83rd Legislative Assembly convened for the 2025 Legislative Session. As session moves into its fifth week, Cascadia Health continues to monitor key issues and bills that impact [...]
Housing resource fair returns March 4, 2025 This quarterly event, organized in partnership with the Cascadia Health Wellness Team, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, the Eliot Neighborhood Association, and the City of Portland Safe Blocks program, is designed to continue providing vital resources to our neighborhood, including shelter information, food boxes, [...]
