After nearly a decade of fumbling, child welfare services in Oregon now want to relax some restrictions. (Getty Images) For nearly a decade, Oregon’s approach to child welfare has amounted to a ...

Nearly one-third of child deaths investigated last year by the Oregon Department of Human Services involved children with intellectual or developmental disabilities — a pattern that raises questions ...

Where to start with the Oregon Department of Human Services? The agency responsible for child welfare lands in court and in the news on a tragically routine basis over its care for abused children.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the new year, several state agency offices will be moving around in Eugene and Springfield. The Oregon Department of Human ...

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Gov. Tina Kotek issued three vetoes on June 24, all for bills related to child welfare and the Oregon ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Human Services has launched its first-ever interactive online training for the public about reporting suspected child abuse. The training rollout ...