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ODHS Child Welfare Releases 2026 Q1 Report - 06/17/26

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) published a first quarter report on work under way to improve the child welfare system. ODHS began issuing quarterly reports in November 2025.

 

The reports provide an overview of measures and initiatives in key priority areas. These include safety and supporting families to prevent child maltreatment; improving services for children in foster care; ensuring a well-supported workforce and enhancing the program’s infrastructure to better serve Oregonians; and using data for accountability and to support continuous quality improvement.

 

Highlights in the first quarter report include progress made in safety through faster child abuse assessments.

Timely Child Protective Services (CPS) assessments continue to increase

 

When suspected child abuse cases are assessed within a 60-day window, families receive information about next steps to create safety plans or a determination about temporarily moving children to a relative or resource family for safety. Overdue assessments can cause additional family stress and increase risks to child safety.

  • ODHS continued to make significant progress in completing timely assessments. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, 61% percent of assessments were completed within 60 days, up from 50.5% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. At the end of the first quarter of 2025 one year ago, just 39.5% of assessments were completed within 60 days.
     
  • How it was achieved: Increased oversight at the district level has led to development of specific strategies to improve timeliness. In addition, adoption of more efficient data entry and documentation procedures has made it possible for staff to more quickly record case notes for improved accuracy.

“We continue see results from focusing on our core priorities of safety and improving services for children and families,” ODHS Interim Child Welfare Director Rolanda Garcia said.

 

ODHS Child Welfare’s next report will be published in July 2026.

 

Resources

 

Read the ODHS Child Welfare 2025 Q4 Progress Report
See all ODHS Child Welfare progress and data reports

ODHS Child Welfare Releases 2026 Q1 Report - 06/17/26

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) published a first quarter report on work under way to improve the child welfare system. ODHS began issuing quarterly reports in November 2025.

 

The reports provide an overview of measures and initiatives in key priority areas. These include safety and supporting families to prevent child maltreatment; improving services for children in foster care; ensuring a well-supported workforce and enhancing the program’s infrastructure to better serve Oregonians; and using data for accountability and to support continuous quality improvement.

 

Highlights in the first quarter report include progress made in safety through faster child abuse assessments.

Timely Child Protective Services (CPS) assessments continue to increase

 

When suspected child abuse cases are assessed within a 60-day window, families receive information about next steps to create safety plans or a determination about temporarily moving children to a relative or resource family for safety. Overdue assessments can cause additional family stress and increase risks to child safety.

  • ODHS continued to make significant progress in completing timely assessments. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, 61% percent of assessments were completed within 60 days, up from 50.5% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. At the end of the first quarter of 2025 one year ago, just 39.5% of assessments were completed within 60 days.
     
  • How it was achieved: Increased oversight at the district level has led to development of specific strategies to improve timeliness. In addition, adoption of more efficient data entry and documentation procedures has made it possible for staff to more quickly record case notes for improved accuracy.

“We continue see results from focusing on our core priorities of safety and improving services for children and families,” ODHS Interim Child Welfare Director Rolanda Garcia said.

 

ODHS Child Welfare’s next report will be published in July 2026.

 

Resources

 

Read the ODHS Child Welfare 2025 Q4 Progress Report
See all ODHS Child Welfare progress and data reports