Aug. 11, 2025
Cascadia Health staff member appointed to state behavioral health talent council
Cascadia Health is excited to announce that staff member Liz O’Connor, Project Respond Mobile Mental Health Associate, has been appointed by Oregon’s First Lady, Aimee Kotek Wison, to serve on the Oregon Behavioral Health Talent Council.
The Council was established to formulate new strategies to address Oregon’s behavioral health workforce crisis. The 22-member Council brings together experts from many backgrounds, including direct service providers, healthcare administrators, licensing authorities, educational institutions, and professionals with lived experience navigating pathways to behavioral health careers.
On Aug. 6, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed a series of new laws designed to bolster the statewide behavioral health system.
Top photo: Liz O’Connor, a Cascadia Health staff member, (in pink at the far right) joins the group as Governor Kotek signs multiple new laws designed to strengthen the Behavioral Health System. In the rightmost photo, Liz is standing at the far left.