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As state leaders in Washington push for a new juvenile prison site, family members of incarcerated youth and their advocates slammed the plan.

Synthetic opioid use is putting pressure on states to change, or justify child removal standards when drugs are involved.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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