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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Matthew Gunnip is the president of SEIU Local 580 and a DCYF social caseworker. The current proposed budget for the state Department of Children, Youth & Families reduces funding for salaries and ...

Under Rhode Island state law, DCYF notified the Office of the Child Advocate of the report. Police previously told NBC 10 News that DCYF took custody of the children after the crash. Erika Ahrens ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...