Data and publications

• Adoption
• Child abuse and neglect
• Child care
• Child support
• Child Welfare Staffing Study (02/2008)
• Foster care
• SACWIS
• Social Service Block Grant
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention

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Adoption

• Adoption Assistance Handbook (PDF)
• Certification Standards for foster care, relative care and pre-adoptive families (PDF)
• NCWRCA Onsite TA, Evaluation of Placement Selection Process (PDF)
   

Adoption Trends Reports

• 2006 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 2004 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 2003 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 2002 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 2001 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 2000 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 1999 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 1998 Adoption Trends Report (PDF)
• 1996 Adoption Trends Report (html)

Oregon adoption statistics

• A breakdown by public and private agencies 
• Comparative statistics 

Independent Adoptions

• Forms 
• Checklist (Out of State - Public Agency Adoption)

Child care

Parent guide
A guide to help you find the right care for your children. Even if you aren’t a DHS client, some of the tips here may be helpful to you. English version (PDF) | Spanish version (PDF) | Russian version (PDF) | Vietnamese version (PDF)

Provider guide
This guide is for people who want to provide child care for DHS clients. English version (PDF) | Spanish version (PDF) | Russian version (PDF) | Vietnamese version (PDF)

Child Care Market Rate Study (PDF)

The studies identify child care prices and the geographic distribution of these prices across the state as well as examine geographic patterns in the prices charged by facilities by age of child served, type of care, and pricing modes (hourly, monthly, etc).

• 2008 (large file: 7 MB) • 2006 • 2004 • 2002 

What You Can Do About Child Abuse (PDF) -- A book that will help you understand what, when and how to report, as well as give you an idea of what happens after you make a report. English version | Spanish version

Child support

• Oregon Child Support Program publications 
   

Foster Care

• Foster care questions - A 22-page booklet addressing questions kids have about foster care.
  
  
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  Foster & Adoptive Parenting (DHS 9510) - A one page brochure summarizing the need, flexible requirements, financial issues, and contacts for more in-depth information.
  
  Become a Foster or Adoptive Family Inquiry Booklet (DHS 9507) - Twenty-four page booklet based on the most frequently asked questions about foster care and adoption; includes quotes from foster/adoptive parents and foster children/teens.
  
  
• Icebreakers...The first meeting between birth parents and foster parents - This explains the goal (to exchange information about the child’s needs soon after placement); guidelines; and roles and responsibilities of the foster parent, birth parent and caseworker/facilitator.
  
  
• Certification Standards for foster care, relative care and pre-adoptive families
  
  
• Team Decision Meetings - A one page brochure indicating when these meetings should take place (whenever a decision to move a child is being considered); who should attend; who benefits; meeting format, facilitation and follow up.
  
  
• Foster Parent Handbook....You make a difference - one child at a time (DHS 7902) - Foster parents determined topics and organization; DHS staff endorsed sharing best practices statewide and ensured that information complies with policy. The initial reference section is meant to be customized with local contact information about staff, foster parent supports and community resources

Foster Care Trends reports

Foster Care Trends is the CAF annual report of Oregon Foster care statistics.

• Foster Care trends report 2006 (PDF)
• Foster Care trends report 2005 (PDF)
• Foster Care trends report 2003 (PDF)
• Foster Care trends report 2002 (PDF)

Social Service Block Grant

2006-2008

• SSBG pre expenditure report for 2008 (PDF)
• vs2 Final FFY 2006 post expenditure report (PDF)
• Reduced Funding 2008 ssbg pre expenditure report (PDF)
• Level Funding FFY 2008 ssbg pre expenditure report (PDF)

2005-2007

• Report of Intended Use for FFY 2007 
• 2007 Pre-expenditure report
• 2005 Post-expenditure report (revised 6/15/06)

Title IV-B Annual Progress and Service Report

• Final APS Report (PDF)