What we're concerned about most,” one child welfare advocate said, “is that it seems like the state is taking a hands-off ...

"The primary reason for that decline is denials from the providers related to children that have needs around their ...

Others have noted that too many kids are lingering in emergency rooms and hotel rooms because there is a lack of appropriate health and foster care in Oregon. They blame the systemic failures on ...

A legislative hearing earlier this year highlighted that a child welfare watchdog doesn't have a ton of independence.

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Senate approved a bill that significantly expands the rights of foster children in the state.

an attack on the protections for the youth in Oregon under a guise of "eliminating unclear laws and a culture of fear," wrote Lilyann Miller a youth in foster care. "One of the most concerning ...

Jacob, like many kids placed in Oregon’s care, bounced around, moving more than 50 times between short-term rentals, residential treatment centers and foster homes. But he spent much of the last ...

Valerie Conner hopes a couple dozen people will volunteer to serve as advocates for people living in assisted living or adult ...

"The primary reason for that decline is denials from the providers related to children that have needs around their aggression, "she said, adding children remaining in foster care in Oregon can ...