EUGENE, Ore. — Lane County has one of the highest rates of children in foster care in the state of Oregon. With nearly a thousand children currently in the foster care system, National Child Abuse Prevention Month hits close to home. The Eugene organization Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) says oftentimes child abuse is not … Continue reading »
Preventing Child Abuse is Lane County
EUGENE, Ore. — Hundreds of people gathered in Eugene Friday with the goal of cutting child abuse in Lane County by 90 percent. They hope to do that in about 17 years, by 2030. Organizers say the conference at Valley River Inn is important because the number of cases went up in the past decade. … Continue reading »
