/tags/child-abuse child abuse en-US Copyright Fri, 24 May 2024 13:04:05 GMT /children-and-family/2024-05-24/oregon-settles-child-welfare-civil-lawsuit-expert-will-be-appointed-to-oversee-the-troubled-system The settlement stipulates Disability Rights Oregon and the state will agree upon a “neutral,” an expert to oversee the foster care system and work with the individual to improve the child-welfare system, primarily by reducing the rate of mistreatment and improving the quality of placements. Fri, 24 May 2024 13:04:05 GMT /children-and-family/2024-05-24/oregon-settles-child-welfare-civil-lawsuit-expert-will-be-appointed-to-oversee-the-troubled-system Lauren Dake /law-and-justice/2024-05-11/oregon-spent-upwards-of-18-million-to-defend-its-struggling-child-welfare-system-now-the-trial-has-been-potponed In 2019, a national advocacy group filed a class-action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services, alleging the state mistreats children in its foster care system and has failed to fix glaring problems. Five years and millions of dollars later, the next trial has been delayed as the two sides near a settlement agreement. Sat, 11 May 2024 13:57:19 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-05-11/oregon-spent-upwards-of-18-million-to-defend-its-struggling-child-welfare-system-now-the-trial-has-been-potponed Lauren Dake /law-and-justice/2024-01-10/oregon-foster-care-class-action-lawsuit-headed-to-trial-after-settlement-offer-rejected Oregon’s child welfare agency has been in and out of court since 2019, defending against a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of every child in foster care in the state. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:18:22 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-01-10/oregon-foster-care-class-action-lawsuit-headed-to-trial-after-settlement-offer-rejected Allison Frost /children-and-family/2023-12-23/oregon-offers-record-40-million-to-settle-lawsuit-from-abused-foster-children The plaintiffs have accepted the offer, which is the agency’s largest award in Oregon history to settle a foster care lawsuit. Sat, 23 Dec 2023 13:50:25 GMT /children-and-family/2023-12-23/oregon-offers-record-40-million-to-settle-lawsuit-from-abused-foster-children Ben Botkin /law-and-justice/2023-10-03/boy-sues-oregon-over-alleged-abuse-and-neglect-in-foster-home The suit says the state Department of Human Services ignored complaints about abuse, injuries and neglect and kept children in the home. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:45:49 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-10-03/boy-sues-oregon-over-alleged-abuse-and-neglect-in-foster-home Ben Botkin /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-04-19/child-abuse-prevention-group-seeks-volunteers-in-rural-douglas-county The numbers of child abuse cases continue to climb in Douglas County, and not just in the population center around Roseburg. So the organization taking… Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:45:59 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-04-19/child-abuse-prevention-group-seeks-volunteers-in-rural-douglas-county Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-06-16/advancing-the-childrens-advocacy-center-concept The children's advocacy center concept has helped authorities investigate child sex abuse cases; advocacy centers are quiet, comfortable places for… Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:30:30 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-06-16/advancing-the-childrens-advocacy-center-concept Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-16/progress-report-on-90by30s-anti-child-abuse-efforts The people of Lane County had had enough. They watched as child abuse rates stayed stubbornly high in the county, and wanted to bring them down. So 90by30… Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:41:50 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-16/progress-report-on-90by30s-anti-child-abuse-efforts Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-22/an-amped-up-focus-on-child-abuse We've made inroads in limiting child abuse and neglect, but there's more road to travel. A number of organizations gathered in Oregon over the last year… Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:04:27 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-01-22/an-amped-up-focus-on-child-abuse Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-10-05/the-lingering-effects-of-domestic-violence We have come a very long way indeed from the days when spanking and belting children was common and accepted. It's not just that children don't especially… Mon, 05 Oct 2015 17:46:25 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2015-10-05/the-lingering-effects-of-domestic-violence Geoffrey Riley