“The mental health maze is terribly daunting, particularly when it involves a family member like my brother who has no local support system to rely on. I live in Virginia, and most coordination has to be done long distance. It has not been easy! He lives in Cascadia housing, and I've been so pleased with the care he's received from Cascadia. People like my brother are unable to advocate for themselves; they need others to advocate for them. Please know how much we rely on Cascadia and the inestimable role it fills.”
Barbara N.
PUTTING COMPASSION TO WORK.
Cascadia creates hope and opportunity for people with mental illnesses and addictions in Oregon.
We continue to make progress in strengthening our financial and operational performance. A major restructuring of our senior management and fundamental improvements in the way we do business means that the clients we serve can continue to expect quality and compassionate care.
Together with our collaborators in county and state government, and with our community partners, we’ll continue to provide a web of support for Oregonians with serious mental illness and addictions . Our primary objective is to contribute to every individual's best possible health and freedom from addictions, and consumers tell us we're succeeding.
Many challenges remain, and we're up to the challenge. We continue to streamline the organization, focusing on those activities that are the best fit with our core mission. We hold high expectations for our new leadership who've empowered the organization to effect needed change. We’re instituting new state-of-the-art business practices, including a continued rollout of our new electronic billing and medical records software. We’re doing what it takes to be successful.
We're knitting a safety net which is far from complete, yet fully in use. People facing mental illnesses and addictions in our community have good reason for hope, and we're part of it.
-- Vikki Vandiver, Vice Chair, Cascadia Board of Directors