lmonghughes.bsky.social
Homelessness and mental health reporter at The Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/topic/homelessness/index.html Tips: lmhughes@oregonian.com & 971-484-3150 Words are my jam. Alum: Seattle Times, OPB, Hechinger Report, EdSource
👤 Joined on 11 November 2024
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@lmonghughes.bsky.socialExcellent reporting from @lmonghughes.bsky.social "In 2024, Oregon held psychiatric patients in seclusion across public and private hospitals at the highest rate in the country, according to the newsroom’s analysis of data."
Show PostMUST read from @lmonghughes.bsky.social ahead of the Mayor's budget about to officially drop. The Mayor's office is disputing MultCo's official numbers without providing any evidence to back his claim. He promised to end unsheltered homelessness in #Portland but it has increased in his first year.
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Show Post“There are so many ways people fall into homelessness and that’s the math problem,” [Here Together Director Angela Martin] said. “Our money is being spent moving people out of homelessness, but we’ve got a whole lot of system failures that push people in at a faster rate than we’re moving them out.”
Show Post@lmonghughes.bsky.social takes a step back and asks the big questions of Portland's homeless services apparatus in this sweeping piece. @oregonian.com www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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