The longtime director of the Oregon agency tasked with caring for the state’s most vulnerable residents will retire this fall. Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday that she’ll appoint Liesl Wendt, ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services offers online training to distinguish child abuse from cultural parenting differences, emphasizing a culturally sensitive approach to child safety.

Oregon sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday over more than $11 billion in cuts of public health grants allocated during the pandemic, ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KGW/KPTV) - On Thursday, the plaintiffs in a federal class action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services reached a settlement that has major implications for the youth ...

In this OPB file photo, the Oregon Department of Human Services building is pictured in Salem. In May, the state settled a five-year class action lawsuit that sought changes to the child welfare ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services will distribute $2.25 million in federal grants to help people from Ukraine About 4,500 Ukrainians have arrived in Oregon since Russia invaded Ukraine in ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is notifying about 757,000 Oregonians who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that they won ...

Hundreds of Oregon Department of Human Services caregivers who work in state-run group homes for people with disabilities are looking for relief from heavy workloads and mandatory extra shifts that ...

When Jen’s teenage daughter decided to file a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services for not protecting her from sexual abuse, Jen’s biggest concern was for the girl’s recovery. Jen ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A federal appeals court has issued a critical update involving a lawsuit that accused the Oregon Department of Human Services of neglecting to protect children in its care from ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services appointed George B. Lopez as its new director of the Office of Tribal Affairs, the agency announced this week. Lopez, who previously served as general manager ...

A recent hair-raising incident has employees of the Oregon Department of Human Services, which houses its Portland child welfare office in one of four buildings, questioning the building’s safety. The ...