The federal government allows states to pay parents for approved care to disabled children who meet a certain assessment ...

The Missouri House on Tuesday gave initial approval to legislation that would ban the state from seizing the Social Security ...

Some striking Providence nurses appeared unwilling to accept the tentative labor agreement reached with the health system this week, raising the possibility that the largest health care strike in ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is asking for the public’s help in finding a 17-year-old girl in foster care ...

Advocates say the surge in eviction cases shows that many working Oregon families can't afford the roofs over their heads.

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For nearly a decade, Oregon’s approach to child welfare has amounted to a pathetic game of whack-a-mole. The “solution” to one crisis begets another, while everyone ignores the issue at the ...

For nearly a decade, Oregon’s approach to child welfare has amounted to a pathetic game of whack-a-mole. The “solution” to one crisis begets another, while everyone ignores the issue at the root of it ...

But the shortage is artificial — created by the take-the-child-and-run mentality that has characterized Oregon child welfare for decades. Although DHS has made some progress in reducing needless ...