child welfare

Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.

The story of how 5-year-old Gary Blanton came to be placed in his aunt's care near Spokane and his subsequent death have highlighted persistent problems…

Should going to prison mean losing your parental rights forever? Legal advocates say that’s what’s been happening in Washington State, especially to women…