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State Mental Health and Substance Abuse Agency
For more information about admission, care, treatment, release, and patient follow-up in public or private psychiatric residential facilities, contact your State mental health agency:

Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer Street NE, E86
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-945-5763
TDD: 503-947-5895
Fax: 503-378-8467
E-mail: omhas.web@state.or.us
Internet: www.oregon.gov/DHS

Spanish language assistance available

State Protection and Advocacy Agency
Each State has a protection and advocacy agency that receives funding from the Federal Center for Mental Health Services. Agencies are mandated to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illnesses and to investigate reports of abuse and neglect in facilities that care for or treat individuals with mental illnesses. These facilities, which may be public or private, include hospitals, nursing homes, community facilities, board and care homes, homeless shelters, jails, and prisons. Agencies provide advocacy services or conduct investigations to address issues that arise during transportation or admission to such facilities, during residency in them, or within 90 days after discharge from them. Contact:

Oregon Advocacy Center
620 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Fifth Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
Phone: 503-243-2081
Toll-free: 800-452-1694
TDD: 503-323-9161 or 800-556-5351
Fax: 503-243-1738
E-mail: welcome@oradvocacy.org
Internet: www.oradvocacy.org

Spanish language assistance available

Family Support
The Center for Mental Health Services awards grants to statewide, family-run networks to provide support and information to families of children and adolescents with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders. For more information, contact:

Oregon Family Support Network
2411 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 274
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: 541-342-2876
Toll-Free: 800-323-8521 (Families Only)
Fax: 541-349-9226
E-mail: ofsn@open.org
Internet: www.ofsn.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which are part of the Department of Health and Human Services, investigate some complaints about treatment facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. For further information at the national level, contact:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Phone: 410-786-3000
Toll-free: 877-267-2323
TDD: 866-226-1819
E-mail: question@CMS.gov
Internet: www.CMS.gov

You may also share your concerns with staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services office in your area, which is Region 10. The regional office address and telephone number are:

Seattle Regional Office
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2201 Sixth Avenue
Mail Stop 40
Seattle, WA 98121-2500
Phone: 206-615-2306
Fax: 206-615-2363
Internet: www.CMS.gov/RegionalOffices/11_RO10.asp

Advocacy Organizations
Local chapters of Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association) have information about community services and engage in national and State level advocacy. For more information about the association, write or call:

Mental Health Association of Oregon
1600 SW 4th Street, Suite 900
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-725-5953
Fax: 503-725-4180
E-mail: beckie_child@gmail.com
Internet: www.mhaoforegon.com

The National Alliance on Mental Illness maintains a helpline for information on mental illnesses and referrals to local groups. The local self-help groups have support and advocacy components and offer education and information about community services for families and individuals. For information about the Alliance's affiliates and activities in your State, contact:

NAMI Oregon
3550 SE Woodward Street
Portland, OR 97202
Phone: 503-230-8009
Toll-free: 800-343-6264
Fax: 503-230-2751
E-mail: namioregon@qwest.net
Internet: www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Site=NAMI_Oregon

Statewide consumer organizations are run by and for consumers of mental health services and promote consumer empowerment. These organizations provide information for mental health and other support services at the State level and are active in addressing and advocating for mental health system issues. For information about consumer activities in your area, contact:

Oregon Office of Consumer Technical Assistance
1600 Southwest Fourth Avenue, Suite 900
Portland, OR 97202-0751
Phone: 503-725-8096
Toll-free: 888-790-9379
Fax: 503-725-4180
E-mail: info@orocta.org
Internet: www.orocta.org

The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse, funded partly by the Center for Mental Health Services, promotes and helps to develop consumer-run self-help groups across the country. Technical assistance and materials are available on such topics as organizing groups, fundraising, leadership development, incorporating, public relations, advocacy, and networking. For more information, contact:

The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut Street, Suite 1207
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-751-1810
Toll-free: 800-553-4KEY (539)
Fax: 215-636-6312
E-mail: info@mhselfhelp.org
Internet: www.mhselfhelp.org

The National Empowerment Center is a Technical Assistance Center run by mental health consumers/survivors. The Center's mission is to carry a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing to people who have been diagnosed with mental illness. The Center provides information and referrals to consumer/survivor resources nationwide and offers technical assistance to individuals and groups involved in consumer empowerment activities. The Center distributes recovery-related publications and sponsors education and training activities. For information on consumer/survivor activities in your area, contact:

The National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: 978-685-1494
Toll-free: 800-769-3728
Fax: 978-681-6426
E-mail: info4@power2u.org
Internet: www.power2u.org

The Consumer Organization & Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC), funded by the Center for Mental Health Services, is a resource center for consumers/survivors and consumer-run organizations across the United States. Services and products include informational materials; on-site training and skill-building curricula; electronic and other communication capabilities; networking and customized activities promoting self-help, recovery, leadership, business management, and empowerment. For more information contact:

Consumer Organization & Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC)
P.O. Box 11000
Charleston, WV 25339
Phone: 304-345-7312
Toll-free: 888-825-TECH (8324)
Fax: 304-345-7303
E-mail: usacontac@contac.org
Internet: www.contac.org

Other Sources of Information
There, which is generally a part of the local government, may be useful. Other branches of your city or county government also may be able to help. For example, the education office might have information about help for children, and the agency for the aging might know about services for senior citizens. In addition, your family physician or area hospital may be able to make referrals. For legal advice, contact your local bar association or go to www.findlegalhelp.org. Also, your local library and telephone yellow pages may have resource lists for sources of help in your community.

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