Oregonian: Oregon speeds action against suspected child abuse

Su-Jin Yim, July 16, 2008

Child advocates laud the law, propelled by Rep. Sara Gelser, D-Corvallis, but say assessment centers need more resources. The Justice Department is working with counties to record the challenges and will report to the Legislature by September, Gelser says.

"While we need to address the issue of resources to respond to kids that are at risk, the solution isn't to go backward," Gelser says. "I think this data is going to demonstrate to us that we need to invest further resources in our assessment centers, first of all."