End Abuse In Oregon

08/17/2026

In the name of “compliance.”

Children are being subjected to inflicted pain in Omaha.

Calling something a “low level of force” doesn’t change the fact that the stated objective is compliance through force.

It measures success by whether a child immediately does what an SRO wants after force is applied.

Compliance should never be the measure of a child’s humanity, dignity, or right to bodily safety.

If a tool designed to cause pain for compliance does not make you uncomfortable when we imagine it being used on children, idk what will.

Omaha police introduced shock gloves for school resource officers in metro high schools, emphasizing their ability to ensure compliance with minimal force.

06/10/2026

📢 Advocacy alert! We need your voice! 📢

Everyone's mental health matters. 💙 But many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) still can't get the quality care they deserve.

A new state rule aims to stop discrimination against people with I/DD when they seek mental health services. This is a big deal — and your input can help shape it! 🙌

🖥️ Oregon Health Authority is hosting 2 community input sessions on Zoom. Pick the one that works for you:

🗓️ Session 1: Wednesday, June 10, 3–4 p.m.
👉 https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1652355179?pwd=Ud6bmqytIOFCZ5aUN62ZRJqLYYt9nX.1

🗓️ Session 2: Thursday, June 18, 4–5 p.m.
👉 https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1653586160?pwd=gxSzrvRianqswHZ8KFZp7WJtQX493n.1

Show up, speak up, and help make mental health care work for everyone. 💪✨

03/04/2026

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month is a reminder that youth and young adults deserve more than awareness — they deserve visibility, dignity, accountability.

Youth and young adults with developmental disabilities deserve to grow up in communities that see them, respect them, and protect them.

Too often, young people with disabilities face misunderstanding, exclusion, restraint, or systems that make decisions without hearing their voices.

Every young person deserves to be supported, believed, and included.

02/25/2026

The district presents these numbers every six months as a part of a legal settlement with a family a few years ago.

02/24/2026

HB 4042 grants DHS tremendous power to move youth into congregate care and residential settings, increasing the risk of institutional placements and bypassing the individualized, child-centered evaluations that should guide these decisions.

Children deserve safety and support — not placement decided by convenience.

Live session now on OLIS.

02/24/2026

Oregon Action Alert: There is an opportunity to submit testimony on HB 4042, which would roll back basic protections for children in congregate care and weaken the safeguards that exist precisely because children have been harmed when oversight fails.
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2026R1/Measures/Overview/HB4042

02/23/2026

02/15/2026

The Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA) has been reintroduced in the 119th Congress by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), and....