This report, directed to then-Governor Mark O.Hatfield, advocates for the creation of a mental health department with state-wide clinics, setting a plan for more mental health services throughout Oregon. There is a recognition of the complexities and wide range of mental illnesses and that they all require various types of care, which this proposed department would be responsible for by having more nuanced mental health facilities that can meet the needs of these populations.
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Mental Health in Oregon: A Report to Governor Mark O. Hatfield on Selected Aspects of the Organization of Mental Health Services in Oregon.
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Mental Health Advisory Committee (State of Oregon)
