OFSN Resource Directory

Great online tool to figure out many of the assistance programs someone may be eligible for based on a series of questions. Find out before filling out applications.

A Web site designed to help low-income, uninsured Oregon residents get free or discounted brand-name medicines. If you have a hard time paying for your medications, you may be eligible for help in paying for your prescriptions. Go through this site to see if you can receive free or discounted medications. Other links and resources are listed here as well.

Lifelong learning for mature adults, ages 50 and over.

Illustration of 5 stages of grief. For each individual, the stages and sequencing can be fluid, varying.

A National family-run organization dedicated exclusively to helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life.

NAMI Oregon is a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals with mental illness and their families through:

- Free Family-To-Family Education Classes
- Free Family and Peer Support Groups
- Advocacy for legislative changes that effect persons with serious mental illnesses

NAMI Oregon works to ensure that individuals and families affected by mental illness are represented where decisions are made. NAMI Oregon testifies before the state legislature, serves on state planning and advisory committees, actively partners with strategic coalitions, and participates in task forces and other policy forums.

The mission of the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is to protect and advance the rights of adults and children who have mental disabilities. The Center envisions an America where people who have mental illnesses or developmental disabilities exercise their own life choices and have access to the resources that enable them to participate fully in their communities.

For three decades, the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has been the nation's leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities. Precedent-setting litigation has outlawed institutional abuse and won protections against arbitrary confinement. In the courts and in Congress, advocacy has opened up public schools, workplaces, housing and other opportunities for people with mental disabilities to participate in community life.

Call (503) 494-7657 and ask for Becky Adelmann

FV OR provides assistance to families and professionals as they work together to improve outcomes for CYSHCN in Oregon. FV OR engages in such activities as individual support, information and resource sharing, educational presentations and training, and partnership with agency and family organizations. Activities are supported through partnerships and funding from CMS for development of the Oregon Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center.

FV OR has been working with other advocacy organizations on health care reform issues in the state legislature. Efforts include participating in meetings with legislators and policy makers, as well as giving testimony on bills related to Medicaid buy-in for families, expanded health care for children, and a waiver for medically needy children. This legislative session is important for many Oregon families who lack insurance, have insurance that doesn't pay for what they need, and cannot get the supports they need to keep children in their own homes.

Call 503-494-7657 and ask for Becky Adelmann

FIN promotes opportunities for families and professionals to learn, support and nurture each other as equal partners.

FIN provides:
-Education for medical and other professionals on the value of partnering with families
-Family leadership development
-Support for families engaged in a variety of program and health policy activities
-Family Liaisons

Wow! Nice tools for citizens to check the status of legislation, contact their legislators, and more.

Offering training and support for families to get involved and address change and improvement at the system level.

A place to share thoughts

Explosive Child / Collaborative Problem Solving has helped many families.

NOTE: OFSN families around the state have been participating in book clubs discussing the Explosive Child / Collaborative Problem Solving materials.

Nice site featuring support information for parents with children with learning disabilities. This site discusses how gifted children also face difficulties and may be misdiagnosed.

An online publication dedicated to parents of children with special needs. Personal success and horror stories, and much more. A special page for undiganosed children where parents can describe symptoms and/or other parents and professionals can share insights.

This list includes contact information for key contacts from AMH (State of Oregon, Department of Human Services, Addictions and Mental Health Division) AND Community Mental Health Providers (CMHPs) and Mental Health Organizations (MHOs) for Children's Mental Health in Oregon.

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You can lookup mental health providers, programs and facilities in Oregon by city and more using SAMHSAs online database.

The Largest Info & Referral Call Center in the Northwest, serving greater Northwest Oregon and Southern Washington region. http://www.211info.org

Disability Compass provides information on services, products, and special health care resources for people with disabilities, their families and their supporters.

Formerly known as Oregon Pathways, Workforce Partners in Oregon, and Info Oregon.

The Oregon Community Resource Directory, located on the web at www.OregonCRD.org, is a database of programs and providers serving Oregonians with workforce and employment, social support, and public health services. A state government interagency work group created the directory with the goal of reducing duplicative efforts, assuring accuracy of information, and improving efficiency and effectiveness in state agency operations. The directory primarily serves as a resource for State of Oregon agency personnel assisting disadvantaged Oregonians to improve their personal circumstances and will facilitate agency and partner communication. Also, because the directory is easily accessed by anyone with Internet service, any Oregonian seeking information on workforce, social support, and health related services may find the site useful.

OregonCRD.org is currently hosted by the Oregon Employment Department. Other work group agencies contributing to implementation include:

-Commission on Children and Families
-Department of Administrative Services
-Department of Corrections
-Department of Human Services
-Governor's Office
-Oregon Employment Department
-Oregon Housing & Community Services
-Oregon State Library