The organization helping Oregonians navigate psychosis

By Julia Shumway | Editor

An estimated 15 to 100 people out of every 100,000 develop psychosis each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. In today’s edition, reporter Mia Maldonado profiles a support program, the Early Assessment Support Alliance, which receives state funding and has helped roughly 6,500 young Oregonians in the past two decades with medication, counseling, family support, substance use treatment, occupational therapy and access to peer support groups as they navigate life with psychosis.

Also in today's edition:

Bynum takes to TV
Mail voting changes will hurt Democrats more than Republicans
9/11 remembrances from colleagues in New York and D.C.

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Oregon organization helps young people recover from psychosis

By Mia Maldonado

The Early Assessment Support Alliance has served roughly 6,500 Oregonians since the Legislature funded it, and it treats about 700 people at any given point, according to Megan Sage, the organization’s director. (Photo by Getty Images)

When Mindy Gale’s child reached middle school, she noticed a shift in their behavior.

The Multnomah County mom noticed her child was experiencing mood swings and depression, and they withdrew from theater and singing — hobbies they had previously loved. At one point, her child started having paranoid hallucinations, including one in which they described feeling moths underneath their skin trying to escape.

Bynum launches first TV ad in Oregon 5th Congressional race

By Julia Shumway

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum responds to questions from reporters at the opening of her new office in Oregon City on Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Rian Dundon/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Over the past four years, voters from Bend to Clackamas County have been inundated with TV ads and piles of campaign mail reflecting that they lived in one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country.

Trump plan to limit mail voting hinders Democrats more than GOP, analysis finds

By Jacob Fischler

An analysis found more than 2 million voters cast mail ballots in Michigan in 2024. Nearly half came from Democrats, while Republicans sent 39%, a difference of about 200,000 votes in Democrats’ favor. In this photo, voters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, cast their ballots during the state’s August 2024 primary. (Photo by Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline)

President Donald Trump has, at times, justified his campaign against mail-in voting in explicitly partisan terms, claiming Republicans’ electoral chances hinge on whether the practice is allowed.