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DOJ Calls on States To Eliminate Juvenile Fines and Fees

1/17/2024

DOJ Calls on States To Eliminate Juvenile System Fines and Fees

Federal officials are calling on states to eliminate juvenile justice-related fines and fees charged to families.

Washington Law Gives CPS Broader Authority to Investigate Alleged Abuse in Residential Schools and Treatment Centers

1/9/2024

Washington Law Gives CPS Broader Authority to Investigate Alleged Abuse in Residential Schools and Treatment Centers

State officials in Washington have new authority to investigate alleged abuse of children in residential treatment centers and other settings.

12/7/2023

Votes Among Washington Social Workers Fall Short of Calling for State Official to Step Down

An effort by unionized Washington social workers to remove the state's top child welfare official will not move forward.

11/30/2023

California Stops Charging Parents for Their Kids in Foster Care, and Eliminates Arrears

California officials have directed local child welfare agencies to stop collecting child support from parents with kids in foster care.

5/4/2023

Washington State Plans to Move Foster Youth Out of Hotels and Offices

A lawsuit settlement in Washington includes plans to properly house young people in mental health crises and living with disabilities. 

Youth Services Insider

2/22/2023

Longtime Treehouse Leader Dawn Rains Named CEO

Dawn Rains has been appointed CEO at Seattle-based Treehouse. She replaces Lisa Chen, who has held the position since 2020. 

    12/29/2022

    Top Stories of 2022: Kinship Front and Center

    This year, The Imprint covered the prioritization of kinship care from Washington state to Washington, D.C.

    New Bill Would Help Foster Youth in Washington, D.C., Keep Federal Benefits

    12/23/2022

    Top Stories of 2022: Charging Families for Foster Care

    Illustration by Christine Ongjoco
    For decades, states have been drawing on parents’ child support payments and children’s and Social Security benefits to help offset the costs of foster care. Media investigations and public pressure from advocates has prompted several child welfare systems to reconsider these actions, which can jeopardize the ability of a parent to reunify with their children or leave kids penniless as they exit foster care. 

    Decades-old Lawsuit to Reform Washington’s Foster Care System Is Resolved

    11/21/2022

    Decades-old Lawsuit to Reform Washington’s Foster Care System Is Resolved

    A Seattle office of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families. Photo by Espen James.
    A landmark lawsuit over the poor treatment of children in Washington’s foster care system has come to an end, more than two decades after it was filed.