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Believe Abused Kids and Oppose HB 3835A!

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HB 3835A has now passed through its first committee, and this dangerous bill that rolls back critical protections of Oregon children and teens is quickly advancing through the legislature! If you’ve contacted elected leaders already, thank you—but now we need you to tell the House Rules Committee to oppose HB 3835A and protect Oregon’s most vulnerable!

If HB 3835 becomes law, every child and teen in Oregon will be impacted. The Oregon Department of Human Services will police itself, and our most vulnerable will continue to be hurt—or worse. Foster youth will continue to be sent out-of-state, far from family, and often, to problematic providers. Schools could follow watered-down abuse reporting rules, and harmful restraints could be used more widely. Children who report abuse could be ignored or dismissed.

If HB 3835A passes, systems will protect themselves—not our children and teens.

Tell the House Rules Comittee to believe abused kids and to protect them. Vote “NO!” on HB 3835A!!

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Subject: Believe Abused Children and Teens—Vote “NO” on HB 3835A!

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I live in Oregon, and I am writing to strongly urge you to oppose HB 3835A currently under consideration by the House Rules Committee. I read stories of abuse of Oregon children and teens in the news almost daily. The last thing we should do is limit investigations of that—or trust the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), the entity that’s often in the same stories for failing to protect vulnerable children under its care. Ten children on Child Welfare’s radar have already died so far this year! In Salem, we’ve already heard horrific descriptions from youth in Oregon’s foster care system against this bill—including testimony of living in group homes without functioning bathrooms or consistent meals, DHS staff unplugging cameras at will to avoid being watched, being isolated for five days and losing ability to speak from being chemically restrained and being forced to work without pay. That’s only one person’s story and there are many, many more. If passed, HB 3835A will limit how and when child abuse and neglect are investigated, remove all independent oversight of DHS—including by juvenile courts—weaken legal protections that keep kids safe, and much, much more. Illegal seclusion and restraint practices will also be acceptable, unless a child dies or is permanently disfigured, and foster youth will be virtually abandoned in homeless shelters. I believe children and teens when they say they’ve been abused. You should, too. The last thing legislators should do is take DHS at their word. I strongly urge you to Vote NO on HB 3835A!

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Tell Legislators:
Believe Abused Kids and Oppose HB 3835A!

We urgently need your help again!!

Tell Legislators to Oppose HB 3835A!

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Add your own personal story about why legislators should believe abused children and teens. Why do you think the House Rules Committee should oppose HB 3835A?

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