Oregon

Child maltreatment victims
NCANDS, FFY2024

Entered foster care
AFCARS, FY2022

In foster care on Sept 30
AFCARS, FY2022

May 5, 2026 · KARA Reporting

School Performance, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow & What To Do

• “Since 2020, national and state test data show steep declines in foundational reading and math skills that are not bouncing back on their own. If current trends hold, by 2034 a majority of U.S. students will need remed

Alabama · Arizona · California · Connecticut · Hawaii · Louisiana · Massachusetts · Mississippi · Nevada · New Mexico · New York · Oregon · West Virginia

March 8, 2026 · KARA Reporting

A Closer Look At Child Fatality and Egregious Incident Reporting

Child Fatality & Egregious Incident Reporting: A U.S. Overview America’s approach to exposing and understanding the gravest harms done to children(fatalities, near-deaths, torture, and catastrophic agency failures) reveal

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February 8, 2026 · KARA Reporting

The Cost of Children Waiting for Their Voice In Court (Guardian ad Litem)

Hundreds of children in Minnesota’s child protection system are waiting for a guardian ad litem – the only independent voice they have in court. Every extra month in foster care deepens trauma and drives up costs. This a

Florida · Minnesota · Oregon · West Virginia

December 7, 2025 · KARA Reporting

Mental Health Video & Podcast Resources for Abused & Neglected Children & Trauma Survivors

Below are KARA's researched useful videos and podcasts on child abuse and neglect mental health ACEs, trauma, healing, and skill‑building cluster into a few groups: big‑picture science, practical trauma‑informed care, an

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October 22, 2025 · KARA Reporting

The Importance of Foster Youth Rights (find your State here)

This article is derived from Hana Ikramuddin's excellent Imprint News Article about Fosters not being notified of their rights - Read the Imprint article here. Hana tells us the story of AIayna Ghost’s years in Foster Ca

Alabama · Alaska · California · Colorado · Illinois · Kansas · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Washington · West Virginia · Wyoming

July 29, 2025 · KARA Reporting

A Closer Look At Child Fatality and Egregious Incident Reporting

Child Fatality & Egregious Incident Reporting: A U.S. Overview America’s approach to exposing and understanding the gravest harms done to children(fatalities, near-deaths, torture, and catastrophic agency failures) reveal

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July 28, 2025 · KARA Reporting

Free and Discounted Resources for Foster Youth

free and discounted resources for foster and adopted children and families

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August 11, 2024 · KARA Reporting

What Teachers Are Facing Today and Tomorrow

Teachers feel undervalued and overwhelmed. Turnover his high and a number of states are using unqualified people to fill positions.

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June 10, 2022 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare Articles and Statistics For Week of 6.10.2022

Child Welfare Articles and Statistics For Week of 6.10.2022

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October 4, 2021 · KARA Reporting

October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Watching your mother being beat up or raped is the same trauma as being beaten or raped to a five or nine year old. Untreated trauma lasts forever and it changes a person forever. The United Nation's-Secretary General An

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

October 18, 2020 · KARA Reporting

Child Suicide Reporting (3 weeks ending 10.17.20)

These articles reflect current trends in child suicide & self-harm in America today. Only a fraction of child/youth suicides are successful. The vast majority of self-inflicted harm remains invisible. Mental health servi

Colorado · Florida · Maryland · North Carolina · Oregon · Tennessee · Virginia

July 26, 2020 · KARA Reporting

Minnesota Child Protection Stories, Statistics & COVID - May 2020

Kids At Risk Action writes and reports on child abuse issues providing a passionate voice for Minnesota's at risk children All Adults Are the Protectors of All Children

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June 10, 2020 · KARA Reporting

The Pandemic Impacting Child Abuse and Foster Care (state by state)

Because schools are closed, after-school activities are canceled and churches aren't having youth groups and community activity with trusted adults outside the home have evaporated - the chances an abused child can find

Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin

October 10, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Infant Death Stories & Statistics October 2019 (find your state here)

This reporting over the last 45 days is a fraction of the child death in our communities today Signup for KARA’s Weekly News Updates & share this with your friends and networks All Adults Are the Protectors of All Childr

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June 19, 2019 · KARA Reporting

June Child Abuse 2019 (find your state here)

current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens.

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January 5, 2019 · KARA Reporting

Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part IV)

Most child suicide is underreported & obfuscated self-harming behaviors remain almost unknown except to those involved. Resources & your state here;

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December 31, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Recent Child Sex Abuse Reports & Statistics

KARA’s reporting is only a sampling of what should be reported the great majority of child sex trafficking, trauma & abuse is never known. 37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported

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May 29, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (5 - foster child)

American states are struggling to find answers for ending adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and saving at risk children by reversing the explosive growth of child abuse and neglect. Today, many state ward children are

Arizona · Arkansas · Massachusetts · Mississippi · North Dakota · Oregon

March 22, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Sad Stories Feb 2018 Part VI (foster care stories and statistics)

KARA (Kids At Risk Action) tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. KARA’s reporting is only sampling of what should be reported – the g

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February 25, 2018 · KARA Reporting

Faith Healing Child Death (more common than you think)

Two members of an Oregon Sect that believes in faith healing were charged with murder in the death of their premature infant daughter. What would Jesus do? this is not a difficult spiritual question. 8 month old Brandon

Idaho · Oregon

October 5, 2017 · KARA Reporting

September Sad Stories 2017 Part I

37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported to child protection services in America by the time they turn 18. (American Journal of Public Health 1.17) 12 million children a year are reported to child p

Delaware · Florida · Illinois · Michigan · Ohio · Oregon · South Carolina

June 14, 2017 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News Feb -May 2017 Part I

FIND YOUR CASA here – CASA’s around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. More than 251,000 abused and neglected children find safe, permanent homes, according to casaforchildren.org.

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May 2, 2017 · KARA Reporting

Sad Stories April 2017 Part II

American states are struggling to find answers for saving at risk children and reversing the explosive growth of child abuse and neglect in our communities. 37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported

California · Connecticut · District of Columbia · Florida · Mississippi · Oklahoma · Oregon · Rhode Island

February 19, 2017 · KARA Reporting

February Sad Stories Part II

Sign Up Here For KARA’s Free Friday Morning Real Story KARA tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Please note that what you see here

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February 19, 2017 · KARA Reporting

February Sad Stories 2017 Part I

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bill-would-let-nonrelatives-care-for-foster-10920621.php KY: Westerfield introduces bill to set age of criminal responsibility for youth Kentucky New Era - February 08, 2017 Criminal co

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December 31, 2016 · KARA Reporting

December Sad Stories Part II

CA: Culp: Looking at 2016 in the Rear-View Mirror (Opinion) TechWire - December 28, 2016 One of the biggest sessions at the American Public Human Services Association's Information Systems Management Conference this year

California · Indiana · Iowa · Mississippi · Nebraska · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee

December 2, 2016 · KARA Reporting

November 2016 Sad Stories Part II

Sign Up Here For Friday morning news updates (free) KARA tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Please note that what you see here is

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September 17, 2016 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad Litem News & Stories for August 2016

Jan. 17 trial date set in Sullivan County homicide Terre Haute Tribune Star Tribune-Star/Lisa TriggDefendant Joshua Travis Hall is led from the Sullivan Superior courtroom by Sheriff Clark Cottom following a hearing Mond

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August 13, 2016 · KARA Reporting

CASA Guardian ad Litem News From Around the Nation July 2016

FIND YOUR CASA here – This page tells the stories of CASA’s around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. Thank you KARA volunteers for your research and writing on this page. All Adult

Alabama · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Missouri · Nevada · North Carolina · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia

July 29, 2016 · KARA Reporting

July 2016 Sad Stories Through July 15-29 (part 2)

IN: Christensen/Laurin: Should lawyers report child abuse learned in representation? (Opinion) Indiana Lawyer - July 27, 2016 A lawyer's reporting obligation depends on whether confidentiality and/or privilege are implic

California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Indiana · Maryland · Ohio · Oregon · South Carolina

July 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting

June 2016 Sad Stories (part 2)

This page is a compilation of child protection news from around the nation (with some international reporting) for the month of June (through June 25) If you would like to help KARA gather and report news from your commu

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June 19, 2016 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News April & May 2016

CASA Child Advocates Montgomery County Newspaper WHY: CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County held its first in-office corporate training for volunteers last month at the new Exxon Mobil … CASA breakfast serves up a 'R

Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Texas · Washington

May 2, 2016 · KARA Reporting

ACES Connection (articles from April)

MARC Advisor: Brenda Jones Harden, PhD, ACEsConnection.com Dr. Brenda Jones Harden is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland College Park. He

Alaska · Illinois · Michigan · Minnesota · North Dakota · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Virginia

February 13, 2016 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around The Nation 10.1.15 Through 12.31.15

FIND YOUR CASA here – This page tells the stories of CASA’s around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. Thank you Sai Yang and Century College for your research and writing on this pa

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January 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting

5 People / Week Accidentally Shot By Children (thank you Wayne LaPierre)

265 Moms, dads, brothers, sisters and selves were shot by very young children this year. This is the first time data on people shot by children has been collected in America. I'm guessing it will go up n next year. There

California · Colorado · Florida · Kentucky · Louisiana · Oregon · South Carolina · Virginia

December 22, 2015 · KARA Reporting

December Sad Stories

All Adults Are The Protectors of All Children. This page is a gathering of child abuse articles during the month of December - find your state/community here. These children needed our help to have a safe and loving holi

California · Connecticut · Iowa · Louisiana · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania

February 28, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Sad Children Stories From February

The following sad stories have been gathered from around the nation and give an indication of how different states are handling child abuse and child protection. Find your state here;

Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New York · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Utah · Vermont · West Virginia · Wisconsin

February 28, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Important Points By Brandon Stahl (Star Tribune) Today On Pope County

The following quotes from Brandon Stahl's reporting today in the Star Tribune indicate the depth and scope of child protection troubles in MN. That Governor Dayton used "Colossal Failure" language and created a task forc

Alaska · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Utah · Vermont

January 19, 2015 · KARA Reporting

Falling Through the Cracks (NYTimes) 786 Children Die While in Child Protective Services

This article in yesterday's NY Times, (from AP) shows how at least 786 children died awful deaths while in full view of child protection authorities. The numbers are most likely much higher

Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Kansas · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Texas · Wisconsin

November 10, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Child Abuse Stories Across the Nation

MN: Lessons from child abuse deaths go unheeded in Minnesota (Opinion) Minneapolis Star Tribune - November 09, 2014 A Star Tribune examination of state and county records shows little evidence that the mortality reviews

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August 28, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Guardian ad-Litem News

These are CASA guardian ad-Litem stories KARA has gathered from around the nation;

Florida · Missouri · Nebraska · New York · North Carolina · Oregon · South Carolina

June 22, 2014 · KARA Reporting

CASA Guardian ad-Litem News (updates from around the nation)

Lawyers to become 'eyes and ears' of judges in new Family Law Guardian ad Litem pilot program Bradenton Herald More than two dozen lawyers from the Icard Merrill law firm have signed up to be guardians ad litem as part o

Alaska · Arizona · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Indiana · Kentucky · Maryland · Michigan · Minnesota · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Utah · Wyoming

April 21, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Tip Of The Iceberg - Medicating Six Year Olds

We forget that before Prozac, there was Thorazine and the side effects were pronounced and obvious. These new drugs are much more insidious in how side effects manifest themselves. The underlying issues driving dangerous

Arkansas · Nevada · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania

February 27, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Children In The News - read about your state here (thank you child welfare.gov)

ID: Bill to protect children of faith healers in Idaho will not get a hearing Associated Press - February 26, 2014 House leaders ruled out a hearing on a bill meant to curb the number of children who die because their pa

Idaho · Illinois · Massachusetts · Michigan · New Jersey · New York · Oklahoma · Oregon

February 19, 2014 · KARA Reporting

Faith Healing & Another Child Death In Philadelphia

8 month old Brandon Schaible died of treatable pneumonia because his parents don't believe in medicine. This is not as rare as one would hope. In Idaho, 144 children have died in the Followers of Christ Church due to lac

Idaho · Oregon · Pennsylvania

October 6, 2013 · KARA Reporting

Mental Health Public Policy - Seeking Your Input

A giant change in mental health public policy will soon be felt by all of us from the effects of the Affordable Health Care Act. We hope it is all positive, but we know better and must be vigilant to avoid painful mistak

Oregon · Washington

August 8, 2013 · KARA Reporting

Child Welfare In The News (find your state - nation here) 100+ articles

Child Welfare in the News is distributed at no charge by Child Welfare Information Gateway (www.childwelfare.gov), a service of the Children's Bureau/ACF/HHS (www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb). It features news stories on top

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April 1, 2013 · KARA Reporting

Tracking America's Most At Risk Children (Weekly)

Teen who killed baby sentenced to 90 days October 18, 2012. Colorado. Dylan Kuhn had called authorities stating that his 6-month-old daughter was found hanging from her crib by her next and that she wasn’t breathing. Aut

Colorado · New Mexico · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Virginia

February 19, 2013 · KARA Reporting

CASA guardian ad-Litem News From Around The Nation

Without court appointed CASA guardian ad-Litems, America's at risk children have no voice in the homes they are raised in or for years as state wards in foster care. Some states (Virginia most recently) are moving toward

California · Colorado · Indiana · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Wisconsin

July 17, 2012 · KARA Reporting

The Holocaust of Innocence Tour and Documentary

The National Holocaust of Innocence Tour and Documentary/Research Project August 1, 2012, we will be kicking off from Shreveport, Louisiana and will end after May 25, 2013 Washington D.C. two day Rally and Million Surviv

Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin

June 4, 2012 · KARA Reporting

Goodbye Ron Mahla

Not talking to others about our personal lives and problems can make a person feel alone and helpless. As a society, we don’t like mental health conversations, as individuals we often avoid “too personal” comments. This

Minnesota · Nevada · North Dakota · Oregon

August 31, 2010 · KARA Reporting

Really Good Child Advocacy Links

AZ: Child abuse isn't a priority in Arizona Arizona Daily Star August 31, 2010 Michael is the sixth Pima County child to die in recent years while under the watch of state Child Protective Services. Each killing spurred

Arizona · California · Hawaii · Minnesota · North Dakota · Oregon · South Dakota · Washington

August 2, 2009 · KARA Reporting

COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA)

It is a bigger step to convince people that healthy children become healthy citizens, but it is true. Join the public debate for children (they have no senator, lobby, or voice)

Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Oklahoma · Oregon · Washington