MEDFORD, Ore. — City and community organizations in the Rogue Valley are working to bring a mobile crisis unit to the area. These community organizations are hoping mobile crisis units will save taxpayers money, and also reduce arrests of people ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– A day after police say a suicidal man came at officers with a knife, Medford police say mental health calls are becoming an all too common part of their job. The man who was shot is in stable ...
MEDFORD, ore. — More than 500 people turned out in Medford to raise awareness about suicide prevention and mental health on Saturday. Participants and teams walked two miles together wearing different colored shirts and signs symbolizing a personal connection or ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — “The social environment for kids… can be very stressful,” said Dori Best, Mental Health Clinician at Jackson Elementary. Best sees kids struggling with mental health issues firsthand, almost every day. “Anger issues, some forms of depression,” she ...
MEDFORD, Ore – To kick off the ‘In this Together’ campaign, multiple agencies came together at the downtown Medford NBC5 studios to talk about the future of the campaign Wednesday. ‘In this Together’ hopes to make an impact on the community ...
OREGON — Oregon has some of the highest suicide rates in the country. That’s why a new bill is aiming to address mental health in schools across the state. Governor Kate Brown signed the bill into law last month. It ...
YREKA, Cal. – A 28-year-old man hit a California Highway Patrol vehicle head-on Friday. Officers with CHP in Yreka said they got a call about a U.S. Veteran possibly experiencing a mental health crisis. They said he was driving at speeds well-over ...
MEDFORD, Ore – The Asante Foundation reached a major milestone in its effort to raise $5 million to benefit behavioral health initiatives in Southern Oregon. Thanks to several donations, including a massive $500,000 check from the Cow Creek Band of ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — NAMI of Southern Oregon hosted two free showings of mental health films in both Ashland and Grants Pass over the weekend. The group is a non-profit of the national alliance on mental illness which provides education, support, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Most people deal with some level of trauma in their life. Now, some are turning to an alternative practice to heal their pain. Mariane Ballete, the manager of Rasa Yoga Center, said her life began to unravel ...