Olympia, WA – All child welfare cases in Washington state will now be considered an Indian child welfare case if there is reason to know a child may be an Indian child, or until it can be ruled otherwise under the newly revised Indian Child Welfare (ICW) policies and procedures that go into effect on July 1.

After two years of working towards reunification, one couple graduated from Yakima County’s Family Recovery Court (FRC) and were reunited with their two-year-old. The family will be celebrating this achievement on June 27 during a Reunification Month Ceremony.  

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) celebrated the first cohort of young people to earn their bachelor’s degree while at a juvenile rehabilitation (JR) facility.

The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) recognized a father this week who turned his life around as he fought to regain custody of his daughter.