If the state falls out of compliance, it could be found in contempt. A spokeswoman for DCYF did not respond immediately to an email inquiry about how the plan would be unrolled and the estimated ...

Travis Couture, R-Allyn, and Mari Leavitt, D-University Place, and leaders of a union representing thousands of DCYF workers. Some grievances have simmered for years, reaching beyond juvenile ...

A legal group filed an injunction last week arguing the transfer of over 40 young men from juvenile facilities to adult prisons was unlawful. The preliminary injunction was approved by a judge on ...

The department’s current leader, Ross Hunter, has faced calls to resign from DCYF employees and some of Senn’s colleagues in the Legislature over his handling of child welfare and juvenile ...

SPANAWAY, Wash. — The complaint against a Spanaway daycare accused of abuse has been closed, according to the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). In August ...

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) announced Saturday that it has suspended intake at two juvenile rehab facilities due to overcrowding and ...