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"That Way Madness Lies" with filmmaker Sandra Luckow

Airs at: Wed, 10/11/2023 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
Yesterday, October 10th, was World Mental Health Day. So it’s a fortunate coincidence our In Depth guest today is filmmaker Sandra Luckow. Sandra, along with her family, was personally affected by mental illness. And she turned that experience into one of the most moving an... Read more

OSAC Inclusive Leadership Summit 2023

Airs at: Fri, 10/06/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Oregon Self-Advocacy Coalition (OSAC) held their Inclusive Leadership Summit on September 19, 2023 in Salem, Oregon to bring together Oregon's Self-Advocates, family members, professionals and state leaders to learn, celebrate and collaborate.  John Griffiths interviewed Ke... Read more

Finding Positive Wellbeing

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Tara Candela, a registered nurse and attorney now working in psychiatric and mental health nursing. Tara's practice, Presence of Mind, is in Beaverton, Oregon where she specializes in bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression for adults. After ex... Read more

Jason Renaud and Dr Rochelle Silver from the Mental Health Alliance

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Jason Renaud and Dr Rochelle Silver from the Mental Health Alliance talk about the City of Portland's settlement hearing with the USDOJ on pattern and practice of violent interactions with people in mental health crisis. Read more

Glenna Hayes and John Griffiths about Build a Movement 2023

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
To contact Glenna Hayes and/or to sign up for the up-coming Build a Movement:  Glennah@UCPConnections.org      or  call or text  503-522-0409 Build a Movement is a group of self-advocates who have disabilities.  We meet to talk with each other about issues.  In our final m... Read more

Jackie Wirz of Donate Life NW

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Donate NW Executive Director Jackie Wirz talks about how to help people in need of organ donors in our region.  Read more

Anna Lansky, Interim Director of Oregon Developmental Disability Services

Airs at: Fri, 07/07/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Contacts for Oregon Developmental Disability Services (ODDS): ODDS.INFO@state.or.us or call them at 503-945-5811, 800-282-8096 (toll free), or 800-282-8096 ​ (TTY) State of Oregon: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities  ... Read more

Ico the Autistic Love Mystic

Airs at: Fri, 06/02/2023 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Event discribed in this interview: Neurodiverse Queer Portland Dating Event (for 21 years and older) Registration, Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite Neurodiverse Dating Event for Portland Area Neurodiverse People (21 yrs+) Registration, Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 7:00 PM ... Read more

Premiere - Negotiating Dramatic Events

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
  First episode. Every Third Wednesday of the month, at 9:00am - Only on KBOO 90.7FM Portland. - Negotiating Dramatic Events, with Grace Growing Medicine Reed. - “Every sponsor is necessarily a leader. The stakes are huge. A human life, and usually the happiness of a who... Read more

Negotiating Dramatic Events

  “Every sponsor is necessarily a leader. The stakes are huge. A human life, and usually the happiness of a whole family, hangs in the balance. What the sponsor does and says, how well he estimates the reactions of his prospects, how well he times and makes his presentatio... Read more