Oregon Bill Making It Easier to Forcibly Treat – and Release – People with Mental Illness Moves Forward

Oregon bill making it easier to forcibly treat – and release – people with mental illness moves forward

After years of attempts, an effort to address civil commitment rules in Oregon is moving forward.

Rouson Honored as Mental Health Bill Signed

TALLAHASSEE --- Sen. Darryl Rouson’s name will be attached to a University of South Florida center focused on mental health after all.

Rouson honored as mental health bill signed | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

By Jim Turner As Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Wednesday, he said the Florida Senate and the University of South Florida agreed to rename the Florida Mental Health Institute at USF after Rouson, a longtime Democrat lawmaker from St. Petersburg who in the past was homeless and a drug addict. “He’s had a huge focus on mental-health and substance-abuse policies throughout his time in the Florida Legislature,” DeSantis said of Rouson during an …