To settle a class-action lawsuit, Oregon Department of Human Services has agreed to follow the guidance of a neutral expert over the next decade to improve its care.
Tag: foster care
Oregon DHS report admits missteps in foster kid care, but lawmaker says that’s not enough
Legislators raised concerns about Oregon’s oversight of contractors who look after foster children placed in hotel rooms after records revealed mistreatment by a Keizer-based provider.
DHS offers record $40 million to settle lawsuit from abused foster children
Four former foster children abused after being placed in a Keizer foster home will share a $40 million settlement, the largest from DHS in Oregon history.
Rosenblum joins AGs in supporting federal law that protects Native foster children and adoptees
Oregon passed its own version of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act in 2020 to combat racial disparities in foster placements.
