Children

Sixteen young plaintiffs in Montana last week successfully sued to overturn a state law they said violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment. A similar federal suit is underway in Oregon.

Lawmakers and advocates hope the program can grow and serve more families in the future.

You have to be 18 to get divorced in California, but there’s no minimum age to get married. Child marriage survivors protested at the state Capitol, but the Legislature likely won’t act until next year.

A California bill would hold social media companies legally responsible for addicting kids to their platforms. Tech lobbyists, digital rights advocates, and others say the proposal would run afoul of federal law and the U.S. Constitution.

Oregon’s overall school-age vaccination rate lags the national average. Pop-up clinics help kids to catch up with required shots before the Feb. 15 deadline.

Some states allow children to be removed from their parents if they fail to pay the cost of foster care. But that can be hundreds of dollars a month, and it's often the poorest families who must pay.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is extending last month’s state of emergency as a surge of respiratory illnesses strains the state’s hospital systems.

Medi-Cal doctors are screening more patients for adverse childhood experiences, but they aren’t required to report whether those patients receive therapy or other services they may need. Yet getting that helps is key to preventing chronic health or mental health conditions later in life, research finds.

As holiday shopping begins, consumer advocates are warning Oregonians about the dangers of recalled toys.

Multnomah County Health officials are recommending families with children three years old and younger consider skipping Thanksgiving gatherings. They say anyone who feels sick, anyone in fragile health and anyone elderly should also consider making other plans.

More boosters are available in pharmacies than at pediatricians' offices, but the public health priority is to get kids their first series of shots

Health officials are concerned about three different respiratory viruses this season: COVID-19, RSV and influenza.