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House panel reviews HB 4086 reports urging statewide trauma‑informed response to children exhibiting complex behaviors
Summary
Committee facilitators presented HB 4086 study findings that Oregon’s responses to children with complex/problematic behaviors are fragmented and inequitable and offered 20 specific recommendations including a statewide response pathway, statutory clarifications, and funding strategies.
Committee facilitators for House Bill 4086 presented two interlinked reports on Sept. 29 calling for a coordinated, trauma‑informed statewide response to children exhibiting complex behaviors and for clearer jurisdictional rules in child abuse investigations.
Dr. Denisha Carley, a co‑facilitator, said the CECSB committee found inconsistent protocols across agencies and counties, scarce early prevention and significant data gaps. “Nationally the prevalence of PSB is difficult to quantify,” Carley said, and noted Oregon lacks a statewide cross‑system data system to measure prevalence and outcomes.
Shannon Scott and Renisha Cormier described the committee’s three‑part methodology: a state review of current…
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