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Reporter Tools - Media contacts
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Office of Communications: 503-947-5107
Following is a list of media contacts for DHS by division and subject area.
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH)
Communications Officer:
- County alcohol and drug treatment grants
- Drug courts
- Crisis and extended community-based psychiatric services
- Gambling addiction prevention and treatment programs
- Residential and out-patient mental health treatment programs
- Residential gambling treatment programs
Addictions and Mental Health Division (AMH) - Oregon State Hospital (OSH)
Communications Officer:
- Blue Mountain Recovery Center in Pendleton
- Oregon State Hospital in Salem and Portland
- Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project
Children, Adults and Families Division (CAF) - Child welfare programs
Communications Officer:
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Child safety
- Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) reviews
- Domestic violence programs
- Foster care and adoption
Children, Adults and Families Division (CAF) - Self-sufficiency programs
Communications Officer:
- Food debit cards/SNAP
- Self-sufficiency services
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- JOBS employer subsidy program for hiring TANF clients
- Eligibility determination and connections for all mental health and substance abuse programs and services
Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP)
Communications Officer:
- Healthy Kids Plan
- Oregon Health Plan
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Medicaid
- Medicare premium payment assistance
Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP) - Healthy Kids Plan
Communications Officer:
Public Health Division (PHD)
Communications Officer:
- H1N1 Pandemic
- Ambulance services and hospital regulation
- Chronic illness prevention
- Drinking water and restaurant regulation
- Environmental monitoring for bacteria in water, lead, radiation leaks and other toxic substances
- Epidemiology studies
- Family health services
- Immunizations
- Injury and violence prevention
- Monitoring and prevention of communicable diseases
- Public health lab services
- Public health preparedness
- Screening of newborns for serious disorders
- Smoking prevention and cessation
- Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program and prenatal care
Seniors and People with Disabilities Division (SPD)
Communications Officer:
- Senior safety
- Licensing and monitoring nursing homes and community-based care facilities
- Long-term care assistance for seniors and individuals with physical or developmental disabilities
- Community supports and employment services for developmentally disabled individuals
- Eastern Oregon Training Center
- Determination of eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid and food debit cards for seniors and people with disabilities
- Oregon Project Independence
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Additional Resources
- See Reporter Tools (for general information on DHS and its structure, short biographies of DHS leaders, and DHS terminology)
- Daily news clips about the department
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