Mother shares story of son, forced into mental health treatment 4 times, still in crisis and in need of long-term care

Most people with serious mental illness don’t meet Oregon’s standards for forced treatment. Even when someone does, long-term care can be elusive.

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Janet Meister teared up while listening to a voicemail her adult son Brett left her during a mental health crisis.

“You’re the dumbest ***** to ever walk the planet,” Brett Meister said in the voicemail. “And I’m going to torture you so ***** bad before I kill you, mark my words.”

Meister, recently retired from her work at Clackamas Community College, played the voicemail during an interview with KGW in her backyard, explaining how it’s representative of Brett’s

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