Oregon's threshold for civil commitment — forced mental health care — is quite high, making it difficult to intervene in serious cases of untreated mental illness.
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The Multnomah County District Attorney's office said it plans to take a second look at a case involving a woman who walked into a Northeast Portland home last week.
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