http://www.droregon.org hourly 6 2009-08-13T18:18:21Z http://www.droregon.org/resources/disability-news-now/3f27dbc5bf38b0e13bfc693726c2aa49 The slight change in estimated state tax collections is unlikely to make a big difference as the Legislature plows through a packed agenda in its February session. The latest revenue forecast by state economists shows the state getting $14.8 billion in income taxes and lottery profits, slightly down from the $15.1 billion lawmakers expected when they finished the state's 2011-2013 budget last June. No publisher mckenna 2012-02-08T19:16:22Z Feed Item http://www.droregon.org/resources/disability-news-now/d3232c57460489e891dd33cca15211c4 Spanish architect José Javier Gallardo Ortega hopes that his new, fire-engine red children’s psychiatric center in Zaragoza "robs us of prejudice" against people with behavioral and emotional problems. No publisher mckenna 2012-02-06T17:57:04Z Feed Item http://www.droregon.org/resources/disability-news-now/35fa214ff3ddb890ccd19a5a3190e785 The brain's musical pathways, it turns out, remain intact longer, even after speech and short-term memory fade. Research increasingly backs up that insight, and long-term care centers are increasingly employing it. No publisher mckenna 2012-02-06T17:57:04Z Feed Item http://www.droregon.org/resources/disability-news-now/7f0646ac2f25de052cdcefb342334fab In the confines of jail cells, photographer Richard Ross documents children's experiences. He snaps pictures without revealing his subjects' faces, aiming to "give them a voice." The Juvenile In Justice project includes photographs of more than 100 facilities in 30 states. The project's website has numerous images and quotes from incarcerated children. No publisher mckenna 2012-02-06T17:57:03Z Feed Item http://www.droregon.org/resources/disability-news-now/80d2a240f9b8c0ff41818cd4c61addae "The police need to get out of the suicide business," says Jason Renaud, a co-founder of Mental Health Association of Portland, saying it's a myth that suicidal people are at higher risk of harming others. "If you always send police, that is effectively criminalizing mental illness." Morgan's death even had the Oregonian wondering whether the bureau should resurrect its "old model of having a Crisis Intervention Team of specialized officers available at ... No publisher admin 2012-02-03T18:00:12Z Feed Item