Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Later, Oregonians Disproportionately Suffer from Mental Illness

Willamette Week ^ | 10/21/2025 | Khushboo Rathore

[aimhigh]

No other state in the country has a higher prevalence of mental illness. At the same time, access to care in Oregon is improving.

As one of her key campaign promises, Gov. Tina Kotek committed herself to battling the state’s persistent mental health challenges. A recent report suggests she still has work to do. More Oregonians struggle with mental health issues than ever before, according to Mental Health America’s newly released 2025 annual report—30% of the adult population.

[aimhigh]

Among the lowest in church attendance. #1 in crazy. TDS is high here in Oregon.

[ClearCase_guy]

Gov. Tina Kotek committed herself

I hope she gets the help she needs.

[Democrat = party of treason]

Holy cow, now we know.

[ComputerGuy]

Mental illness can be successfully treated.
What we’re dealing with here is stupidity.

[Twotone]

If you would like more information about what’s happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me. Please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.

[hinckley buzzard]

Natural correlation—liberal ideology, secular lack of faith, high rate of mental health issues. They all go together.

[faithhopecharity]

they vote crazy, that’s for sure

[Bonemaker]

“No other state in the country has a higher prevalence of mental illness.”

You can tell by the way they vote...at least in Portland.

[Lockbox]

“don’t eat the brown acid”

[Presbyterian Reporter]

“””No other state in the country has a higher prevalence of mental illness.””””

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What else to expect? When Oregon advertises that people can consume almost any illegal drug, why is it surprising that the drug addled crazies would flock to Oregon?

[MtnClimber]

Color me NOT SHOCKED.

[dadgum]

I would like to see the distribution stratified by city and county.

[LegendHasIt]

They don’t suffer from it.

They ENJOY it.

They are PROUD of it.

[Bonemaker]

"I hope she gets the help she needs"

[Reily]

Looks like this also correlates with Oregon’s very liberal marijuana laws. Yes correlation is not causation but its interesting!

[xp38]

Once again....

[philman_36]

At the same time, access to care in Oregon is improving.

access to care = mind altering antidepressant prescription medication

[philman_36]

Prescription antidepressant medications are "mind-altering" because they are psychotropic, meaning they work by changing brain chemistry to affect mood, perception, and behavior. Examples include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft, and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) like Cymbalta. Other classes, such as tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), also alter brain chemistry, with MAOIs having significant dietary restrictions and drug interactions.

[Vigilanteman]

Subsidize something and you get more it.

[catnipman]

“Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Later, Oregonians Disproportionately Suffer from Mental Illness”

so do they breed ‘em there, or are they attracted there from other states, such that eventually a critical mass of craziness explodes ...