Treatment issues of the child, physical abuse, and sexual abuse are the most common reasons children enter care in Clackamas County. Treatment issues of the child are generally children beyond parental control and children exhibiting behaviors requiring residential treatment. The level of vulnerability system considers numerous factors including severity of abuse and age of the child. Most children entering foster care exhibit behaviors after being abused or neglected. Children entering care in Clackamas County tend to exhibit more behaviors than elsewhere in Oregon.
Most children enter foster care after being abused by their parents.
These same parents often exhibit problems known as family factors. Although the Clackamas County profile for family factors is similar to the Oregon profile, history of being abusive to children is slightly more common in Clackamas County while unemployment tends to be slightly less common in Clackamas County. Family problems that contribute to a child's placement in foster care can also be barriers to returning children home. Barriers are family problems that should be addressed before a child is returned home. The most common services provided to children include residential treatment, shelter evaluations and counseling.