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 [...]
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, [...]
February 2025 Mult. Co. Videos Highlight Cascadia Health's Street Outreach Team We all want a place where we feel safe, a place we can call our own. Cascadia Health's Street Outreach Team helps individuals and families in our community find that place--and keep it. Multnomah County highlighted Cascadia street outreach staff [...]
January 2025 Find Legal Resources & Events Looking for legal help? Cascadia Health has added various legal resources and sources of information to its website. Legal resources page: A list of resources for free or low-cost legal assistance in the Portland metro area. For printable versions of the information [...]
