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New CDC data show 3-year decline in Oregon youth suicides, uptick for adults OHA reports

State agency seeks applicants for new Oregon Tribal Student Grant

New legislation strengthens Oregon's commitment to help preserve Tribal families

New legislation strengthens Oregon’s commitment to help preserve Tribal families SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Changes approved by the 2021 Oregon Legislature will further efforts between Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division and Tribal Nations to protect and preserve Tribal families.   Senate Bill 562A enhances Oregon’s historic 2020 Oregon Indian Child Welfare Act (ORICWA) by:  Recognizing customary adoptions, which are adoptions that align with traditional tribal child-rearing practices.  Adding Ongoing Cultural Connection and Contact Agreements after adoption or guardianship is finalized for a Tribal child, in order to support cultural connections.   Requiring ODHS take certain steps when a Tribal child is relinquished or surrendered to the agency.

Wyden, Merkley Keeping Oregon and 2021 in Sight - The Corvallis Advocate

Wyden, Merkley Keeping Oregon and 2021 in Sight December 23, 2020 Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ron Wyden today announced a wide range of investments that will benefit Oregon and are included in the fiscal year 2021 spending bill that has passed the Senate. The next step is for the president to sign the bill into law.  Taken together, the investments announced by the senators impact virtually all communities in every corner of the state, addressing some of Oregonians’ biggest challenges. The provisions highlighted include only a fraction of those in the omnibus package that benefit Oregon, including health care, education, science and conservation, and more.