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"Medication, access to a fitness room, and occupational therapy. An occupational therapist can assign you a weighted blan- ket, give you a WarmiesTM doll that can be heated up in the microwave, and make you custom aromatherapy lotions and oils.”
Aroma-fucking-therapy? In the crazyhouse?
It sounds like a fuckin' spa, where they also happen to drug you up because reasons of craziness. Dunno if that makes for a pleas- ant existence or not, but it would seem like it's not all that fun.
5. What were the criteria for your release (programs or evaluations or whatever)?
"Without consulting my court-appointed attorney or case manager for confirmation, I believe the criteria for my release from the county jail into the Mental Health Court's community restoration, "Aid and Assist," Fo- rensic Diversion program, was considered on that the charge(s) against me are non- violent, and that I am not a threat to myself or others. It is my understanding that the prosecution had to agree to my admittance into whatever county mental health pro- gram I'm in.
I had to be willing to actively participate in the Mental Health Court's community res- toration program, and my case manager had to find an appropriate placement in the community for me. Which meant my case manager had to find housing for me. Wait- ing for placement, I sat in jail for about two weeks.
To actively participate in the county pro- gram, I have to continue to take my psychi- atrist-prescribed medication, have regular meetings with my case manager, refrain from using drugs or alcohol, including mari- juana, avoid getting new charges, and not violate the conditions of my release. I have to check in with the mental health court
once a month. For some participants, it's every couple of weeks. I was required to participate in "legal skills" classes. I have to check in, in person, every three days with the diversion program's supporting mental health services organization. I have to work with them to create a plan for a more per- manent housing situation. I had to estab- lish a primary care physician, find a coun- selor and psychiatrist in the community, and maintain regular appointments with them for treatment. Additionally, finding and maintaining employment is strongly encouraged."
What a barrel of bullshit. Why is this so dif- ficult? Someone's adjudicated to be no threat to themselves or others. So why spend more money after that fact? We just piss it away for no real reason.
6. What diagnoses were you given, and did different doctors specify different things, some of which might contrast?
"I have had several different diagnoses. A couple of my diagnoses contradict each other in terms of treatment, but each of these respective diagnoses is similar in symptoms. One doctor will say it's this, the other doctor will say it's that.
The diagnosis that sent me to the OSH, I do not experience the symptoms of. The di- agnosis is in my medical record, but I was never prescribed medication for this par- ticular diagnosis. I was never prescribed an antipsychotic until I was sent to the Oregon State Hospital. However, I learned at the OSH that I had been treated at a lower-level mental hospital with an antipsychotic. The psychiatrist who was assigned to me at the OSH said, according to my self-reported symptoms, I may have a misdiagnosis."
Gosh, it's almost like people don't give half a fuck or something. These are real doctors who should have a genuine concern for their patients. Come to a distinct conclu- sion, or what good are you actually doing? Fucknuts.
7. What reasons might you be sent back, if any?
“In my recollection, according to my case manager, I cannot be sent back to the Or- egon State Hospital on these charges. I al- ready served my time at the Oregon State Hospital for these charges, so I will not be going back.
The OSH may keep patients who are un- der an "aid and assist" order for up to three years or a period of time equal to the maxi- mum sentence the court could have im- posed if the defendant had been convicted, whichever is shorter.
The ability to "aid and assist" is deter- mined by psychiatric evaluation. Possible outcomes of a psychiatric evaluation are: "able," the patient or the defendant is com- petent and fit to proceed to trial; "not yet able," the patient or the defendant is not yet able, competent, or fit to proceed to trial, but may be in the foreseeable future; or the patient or the defendant is "never able". The "never able" finding, in a legal context, means that a person is deemed unlikely to ever regain the capacity to assist in their own defense, essentially signifying they will never be able to participate meaningfully in their legal proceedings due to their mental state, which could lead to the dismissal of charges and potentially a civil commitment if they are considered a danger to them- selves or others.
Multnomah County's Forensic Diversion provides community restoration as an al- ternative to being placed in the OSH. This option is less restrictive and provides the defendant with continued stability and ser- vices while maintaining safety in their com- munity as an alternative to extended time
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