Oversight board meets as 2025 closes with record WA child deaths/near deaths

(The Center Square) - Members of the Department of Children Youth and Families Oversight Board met Wednesday to discuss proposed changes to legislation that critics say has led to an alarming increase in the numbers of children who have died in the Washington state welfare system in recent years. The board also discussed and ultimately rejected adding the secretary of DCYF or executive staff to the board as a nonvoting member.

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Oversight board meets as 2025 closes with record WA child deaths/near deaths

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