7,410 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 8.4% decrease in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 313 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 69 children classified as runaways. 3% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] 8,031 total arrests for children under 18 in 2019. [...] Published April 2024 Health 27,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (12.9% decrease from 2021). [...] 407,989 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2021 (8% increase from 2020). [...] 216,941 children in Oregon were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (15.8% increase from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 223,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (27% of all children). [...] 30% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 39 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Oregon in 2020.
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