Gary Sjolander
Gary Sjolander November 4, 1952 - February 6, 2017 Gary worked for decades in a variety of recovery-oriented services and supports. Much of his activity focused on Oregon State Hospital but he also provided [...]
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March 15, 2017
Corbett Monica
Corbett Monica RIP Oct. 30th, 2015 Corbett was the Founder of Dual Diagnosis Anonymous and used his personal recovery experience returning from Vietnam with his own dual disorders of heroin addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder [...]
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January 30, 2017
We Need Your Help!
After four years of being open only three afternoons a week, beginning in March we will be open five days a week. This will help us accommodate more visitors and meet the demand for service [...]
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January 20, 2017
New Exhibit at the Willamette Heritage Center
One of the ways we are able to educate the community about the history of mental health care in Oregon is through outreach to other cultural institutions. For the past several years, we have participated [...]
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January 9, 2017
New Year, New Updates to the Museum
The start of the new year is often a time for the start of new projects. For 2017, we are embarking on a project that will help us better understand what our visitors would like to [...]
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December 22, 2016
Holidays at OSH
Date Unknown. Dancing at OSH holiday gathering. OSH Museum Collection. Celebrating holidays at the Hospital has always involved a variety of activities for patients and staff. In December, OSH in the past has [...]
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December 16, 2016
Blue Christmas and Other Holiday Challenges
The holidays are a time of joy and sadness for many people. It is the busy season for mental health professionals. Cultural expectations, family dynamics, addictions, weather's impact on mood, and grief and loss are [...]
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November 1, 2016
New Speaker Series at the Museum
Beginning on Sunday, November 13, the Museum will start hosting a monthly Speaker Series to highlight topics ranging from the Hospital's history to emerging mental health research. These offerings will be a the Museum from [...]
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October 31, 2016
Halloween at OSH
As the Museum continues to digitize our archival collection, we have had a chance to read more of patient produced content from our collection. The following is an article from the November 1951 issue of The [...]
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October 10, 2016
World Mental Health Day 2016
Since 1992, October 10th has seen thousands of supporters celebrate World Mental Health Day. Started by the World Federation for Mental Health, this year's theme is 'Dignity in Mental Health-Psychological & Mental Health First Aid [...]