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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sarai Brooks, 2, was found dead in March of 2022 at her Parkland apartment complex. A DCYF child death review showed the girl died of blunt force trauma to the head and had numerous other injuries ...

The incident occurred Feb. 11. DCYF cited confidentiality laws in providing no other details about what happened. On Monday, health experts gathered to draw public attention to what they said ...

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 ...

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 ...