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Washington: federal child-welfare figures and 59 pieces of KARA reporting, in full.
Federal child-welfare figures and KARA's reporting on Washington.
Child maltreatment victims
NCANDS, FFY2024
Entered foster care
AFCARS, FY2022
In foster care on Sept 30
AFCARS, FY2022
Sources: NCANDS Child Maltreatment 2024; AFCARS state tables. Full record — every metric, every year, gaps labeled — on KARA SIGNAL
KARA reporting on Washington
59 articles, newest first, republished in full.
June 25, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Best and Worst States for Very Young Children in CPS: New Data on Risk, Failures, and Hope
This article uses NCANDS data to identify the best and worst states for very young children in CPS, highlighting where infants and toddlers face the greatest risk of severe harm or death and how troubled, overwhelmed chi
Idaho · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Washington
June 19, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Arming Teachers/Shooting Students (advocating for less violence and a more civil society)
After the COVID19 lockdowns are lifted, and children and teachers return to the the classroom after months of fear and isolation, wouldn't it be wonderful if students and teachers do not have to replace the daily fear of
Illinois · Nevada · Washington
June 19, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Best & Worst States For America's Children
Where does your state rank in protecting children & what can you do to make improvements. These statistics tell the stories of our best and worst states around the nation
Arizona · Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Florida · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Iowa · Louisiana · Maine · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nevada · New Hampshire · New York · North Dakota · Oklahoma · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wyoming
June 6, 2026 · KARA Reporting
America’s Child Abuse Emergency: 546,000 Victims, 2,000 Deaths, and a System That Chooses This
Child abuse in the United States is not rare or random. It is the predictable outcome of policy choices. In 2023, about 546,000 children were confirmed victims of abuse or neglect and an estimated 2,000 were killed, rou
Alaska · Florida · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Maine · Massachusetts · Minnesota · Mississippi · Montana · New Hampshire · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Dakota · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia
April 9, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Tracking Foster Youth Into Adulthood: What Leading States Already Know
To understand how Child Protection Works (and doesn't work) tracking CPS/foster youth into adulthood by linking child welfare to education, work, housing, and justice data needs to happen across America. These examples s
California · Illinois · Iowa · Washington · Wisconsin
March 14, 2026 · KARA Reporting
America’s Child Protection Crisis: Last Week’s Most Alarming CPS Cases and Reforms
Each week, children are escaping brutal homes, being harmed in foster care, and caught in CPS systems that too often miss clear danger or punish families without proof. From multimillion‑dollar settlements and court batt
California · Connecticut · Florida · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · North Carolina · Texas · Washington
February 23, 2026 · KARA Reporting
CASA Volunteers Are Coming Back: Why Minnesota Children Need Them
Over 48 years, CASA/GAL (Guardian ad Litem) programs have grown into a national network of more than 900 organizations with 80,000–100,000 guardian ad litem volunteers serving close to a quarter‑million abused and neglec
Maine · Minnesota · North Dakota · Washington
January 11, 2026 · KARA Reporting
Dissecting President Trump's Child Protection Executive Order (share this widely)
Trump's recent Presidential Order appears in its entirety below in the Read More section of this post. Added to the order today, is conflicted and confusing language that will have a terrible impact on the quality of lif
California · Georgia · Minnesota · Texas · Washington
October 23, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Manner of Child Death Unknown (State by State)
WHEN YOU Share KARA’s reporting with FRIENDS, INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK and most of all, your State Representative (find them here) change will come a little bit faster. When enough of us become informed and speak up for abus
Arizona · California · Colorado · Kentucky · Maryland · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · Nebraska · Nevada · Rhode Island · Virginia · Washington
October 22, 2025 · KARA Reporting
The Importance of Foster Youth Rights (find your State here)
This article is derived from Hana Ikramuddin's excellent Imprint News Article about Fosters not being notified of their rights - Read the Imprint article here. Hana tells us the story of AIayna Ghost’s years in Foster Ca
Alabama · Alaska · California · Colorado · Illinois · Kansas · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nevada · New Jersey · New York · Oregon · South Dakota · Texas · Washington · West Virginia · Wyoming
October 19, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Egregious Child Death in America Today
There are few states that report out egregious harm or death of children at the hands of their parents. Minnesota Nonprofit Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota has recently compiled this report on 88 of the 200 childr
California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Indiana · Minnesota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Washington
October 2, 2025 · KARA Reporting
CASA Volunteers Save Money (Multiple State Investigation Results)
The following CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) investigations demonstrate the cost savings and economic impact of CASA programs in child protection across the nation. They do not include the value a trained commun
Colorado · Kansas · Minnesota · Nebraska · Washington
February 19, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Child Death and Public Non Disclosure (thank you Marie Cohen)
Much of this article is taken from Marie Cohen's remarkable research at the American Enterprise Institute. For those of you concerned with Child Protective Services in your community, Marie's article is detailed and powe
Minnesota · Rhode Island · Tennessee · Texas · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin
January 19, 2025 · KARA Reporting
Reckless & ill-Advised Public Policy For Endangered Children
Reckless & ill-Advised Public Policy For Endangered Children
Minnesota · Utah · Washington
December 20, 2024 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse Articles December 2024
child abuse around the nation and internationally.
Arizona · California · Florida · Illinois · Minnesota · Washington
June 9, 2024 · KARA Reporting
Non-Transparency In Child Protective Services (find your state here)
Read more below to follow the conversation about the absence of transparency in Child Protective Services
Illinois · Maine · Texas · Washington · West Virginia
June 16, 2023 · KARA Reporting
Hospital Mental health services closing across America May 12 – June 16 2023
Social media, political and community outrage and COVID Lockdown stress are overwhelming mental health caregivers and institutions in every community - Child suicide/self-harm are rising dramatically Speak out, Share thi
Arizona · California · Illinois · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · Washington · Wisconsin
March 11, 2023 · KARA Reporting
Child & Youth Suicides Feb 2023 (find your state here)
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association have joined forces to declare a national emergency in children’s mental health, large
December 24, 2021 · KARA Reporting
Child Rights, Religion & the United Nations Rights of the Child Treaty
America is the only nation on earth that is not a party to the international rights of the child treaty of 1989.
October 4, 2021 · KARA Reporting
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Watching your mother being beat up or raped is the same trauma as being beaten or raped to a five or nine year old. Untreated trauma lasts forever and it changes a person forever. The United Nation's-Secretary General An
Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
May 28, 2021 · KARA Reporting
COVID Complicates the Mental Health of Traumatized Children
The severity of the mental health issues hammering traumatized children suffering from the abuse, neglect and traumas of an entire year of COVID lockdown without respite will become apparent to all of us soon.
Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Ohio · Texas · Washington · Wisconsin
September 24, 2020 · KARA Reporting
What Child Abuse Looked Like in America Last Week (a snapshot)
Those of us that know about the traumas abused children suffer need to say more if we are ever to reverse the trend of generational child abuse in America. These articles were compiled over the last week. The COVID pande
California · District of Columbia · Illinois · Indiana · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Washington
June 24, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Being a Voice For an Abused Child - CASA guardian ad Litems speak for the child
In America today, children have no federal rights except under the “doctrine of imminent harm” which allows the child to be taken from the family if the child’s life is endangered by the parent. For the most part, being
June 10, 2020 · KARA Reporting
The Pandemic Impacting Child Abuse and Foster Care (state by state)
Because schools are closed, after-school activities are canceled and churches aren't having youth groups and community activity with trusted adults outside the home have evaporated - the chances an abused child can find
Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
April 20, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Violence Against Children & Covid19 – (it’s own pandemic) part III
Shelter In Place locks abused children in toxic homes With no escape to the safety of a classroom Domestic violence is rising and law enforcement & social workers are having a hard time keeping up. CLICK HERE FOR RESOURC
Connecticut · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · New York · Ohio · South Carolina · Washington · Wisconsin
April 13, 2020 · KARA Reporting
Violence Against Children & Covid19 – (it’s own pandemic) part II
Shelter In Place locks abused children in toxic homes With no escape to the safety of a classroom Domestic violence is rising and law enforcement & social workers are having a hard time keeping up. CLICK HERE FOR RESOURC
Illinois · Missouri · North Carolina · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Washington
October 10, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Infant Death Stories & Statistics October 2019 (find your state here)
This reporting over the last 45 days is a fraction of the child death in our communities today Signup for KARA’s Weekly News Updates & share this with your friends and networks All Adults Are the Protectors of All Childr
Arizona · California · Delaware · Indiana · Michigan · Minnesota · New York · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Washington
August 1, 2019 · KARA Reporting
CASA Guardian Ad Litem Activity Around the Nation (where you live)
News and stories from around the U.S. from June and July 2019. Find your CASA news here;
Iowa · Montana · New Mexico · Oklahoma · Rhode Island · South Carolina · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
May 23, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Recent Child Suicide & Self-Harm Reporting & Statistics (Part III)
This reporting over the last 45 days is a fraction of the child self-harm & suicide in our communities today
Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Illinois · Iowa · Montana · South Carolina · Washington · Wyoming
January 3, 2019 · KARA Reporting
Recent Child Suicide Reports & Statistics (part II)
KARA’s reporting is only a sampling of what should be reported Most child suicide is under reported & obfuscated. Your state, resources & statistics here…
December 31, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Recent Child Sex Abuse Reports & Statistics
KARA’s reporting is only a sampling of what should be reported the great majority of child sex trafficking, trauma & abuse is never known. 37% of children overall and 57% of Black children are reported
Alabama · Illinois · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Washington
June 6, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Child Welfare by State (statistics & news April 2018 (7) child sex abuse
American states are struggling to find answers for ending adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and saving at risk children by reversing the explosive growth of child abuse and neglect. Today, many state ward children are
Alabama · Georgia · New York · Utah · Washington
April 14, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Child Abuse & Trauma (March 2018) VII
Scale of child abuse survey 'needed every 10 years' BBC News Thousands of children should be surveyed to build a true picture of sexual exploitation, experts have said. The government says it does not know how many girls
California · Maine · Mississippi · Pennsylvania · Washington
April 5, 2018 · KARA Reporting
Child Well Being & Abandonment March 2018 (III)
Opinion | Home visits a key to trauma-informed care for kids The Commercial Appeal As evidence of the impact of childhood trauma continues to permeate child-serving institutions, teachers, social workers, pediatricians a
Florida · Kentucky · Mississippi · Montana · North Carolina · Ohio · Utah · Washington
December 2, 2017 · KARA Reporting
America's Adoption Issues (300 new stories & articles)
Every state is struggling to find forever homes for traumatized state ward children. Aging out of foster care is painful (Misha's video) Here are 300 recent stories and articles about the fate of America's state ward chi
Florida · Massachusetts · Minnesota · New York · Texas · Washington
March 5, 2017 · KARA Reporting
Minnesota Child Protection News January & February 2017
Man In Custody Following Death Of Eagan Woman, Unborn Child CBS Local “We are devastated at the tragic death of my daughter Senicha and her unborn son. She was a loving, kind, smart and beautiful young woman who … Woman
December 2, 2016 · KARA Reporting
November 2016 Sad Stories Part II
Sign Up Here For Friday morning news updates (free) KARA tracks current news about at risk children bringing transparency and attention to our youngest and most vulnerable citizens. Please note that what you see here is
Illinois · Indiana · Louisiana · Maryland · Minnesota · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Vermont · Washington
September 17, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad Litem News & Stories for August 2016
Jan. 17 trial date set in Sullivan County homicide Terre Haute Tribune Star Tribune-Star/Lisa TriggDefendant Joshua Travis Hall is led from the Sullivan Superior courtroom by Sheriff Clark Cottom following a hearing Mond
California · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kentucky · Missouri · Montana · New Jersey · New Mexico · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Washington
September 14, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Best ACEs Articles for August 2016
Why Many People Don’t Talk About Traumatic Events Until Long After They Occur [TheConversation.com] After traumatic events, such as physical or sexual assault, domestic violence or combat, that threaten to rob us of our
August 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Best ACEs Articles for July 2016
Register for the 2016 Conference on Adverse Childhood Experiences [ACEsConnection.com] Join Center for Youth Wellness October 19-21 for the 2016 Conference on Adverse Childhood Experiences in San Francisco. The conferenc
California · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Washington
July 1, 2016 · KARA Reporting
June 2016 Sad Stories (part 2)
This page is a compilation of child protection news from around the nation (with some international reporting) for the month of June (through June 25) If you would like to help KARA gather and report news from your commu
California · Florida · Kansas · Mississippi · North Carolina · Ohio · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Washington
June 19, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News April & May 2016
CASA Child Advocates Montgomery County Newspaper WHY: CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County held its first in-office corporate training for volunteers last month at the new Exxon Mobil … CASA breakfast serves up a 'R
Alabama · Arizona · California · Colorado · Florida · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Louisiana · Michigan · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Texas · Washington
April 4, 2016 · KARA Reporting
Trauma Informed States (how to make child protection, education & health care work for children)
April 30, 2014By Elizabeth Prewittin ACE Study,Adverse childhood experiences,Legislation,Washington State6 Comments Screen Shot 2014-04-26 at 8.55.19 AMLawmakers around the country are beginning to take action to reduce
February 13, 2016 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around The Nation 10.1.15 Through 12.31.15
FIND YOUR CASA here – This page tells the stories of CASA’s around the U.S. If you are not listed, send me your info and we will include it. Thank you Sai Yang and Century College for your research and writing on this pa
California · Florida · Illinois · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maryland · Montana · North Carolina · Oklahoma · Oregon · Washington
November 12, 2015 · KARA Reporting
CASA guardian ad-Litem News Around The Nation
Florida Guardian ad Litem program gets more than 850 suitcases to give to foster kids Daily Journal Guardian ad Litem executive director Alan Abramowitz said some of the women got so involved in the collection process th
Delaware · Georgia · Illinois · Louisiana · Montana · Ohio · Oklahoma · Texas · Washington
August 25, 2015 · KARA Reporting
Fines and Judgements For Child Protection Failures (millions of $ badly spent)
Over the past few years the states of Washington (144 million dollars) and Indiana have been sued successfully for many millions of dollars for failing to protect abused and neglected children. In Arizona, the over 6600
Arizona · Indiana · Minnesota · New York · Texas · Washington
March 27, 2015 · KARA Reporting
CASA News
Learn about CASA Minnesota here Support CASA in your state (below)Abused and neglected children need more help than the foster care system can provide.
Alabama · Alaska · Arkansas · California · Indiana · Louisiana · Maryland · Minnesota · Missouri · New Jersey · Ohio · Oklahoma · Texas · Washington
September 24, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Child Protection News (gathered nationally - find your state here)
-CA: Drugging Our Kids San Jose Mercury News - September 20, 2014 Children in California's foster care system are prescribed unproven, risky medications at alarming rates. http://webspecial.mercurynews.com/druggedkids/?p
California · Florida · Minnesota · Mississippi · Nebraska · Ohio · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Washington · Wisconsin
September 22, 2014 · KARA Reporting
Thank You Governor Dayton (shining a light on Minnesota's Child Protection system)
It took real courage for Minnesota's Governor to use the phrase "Colossal Failure" when describing the role child protective services played in the tortured death of four year old Eric Dean. The politics of child protect
November 28, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Hana's Story
Still, the Williams verdict has renewed calls for adoption reform in Washington, which to date seems to be the only state studying adoptee abuse. There is also talk of a federal bill to enhance post-adoption services for
October 6, 2013 · KARA Reporting
Mental Health Public Policy - Seeking Your Input
A giant change in mental health public policy will soon be felt by all of us from the effects of the Affordable Health Care Act. We hope it is all positive, but we know better and must be vigilant to avoid painful mistak
July 17, 2012 · KARA Reporting
The Holocaust of Innocence Tour and Documentary
The National Holocaust of Innocence Tour and Documentary/Research Project August 1, 2012, we will be kicking off from Shreveport, Louisiana and will end after May 25, 2013 Washington D.C. two day Rally and Million Surviv
Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Kansas · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Missouri · Nebraska · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin
May 5, 2012 · KARA Reporting
Not Enough
The state has agreed to pay $2.85 million to a 21-year-old woman who allegedly endured physical and sexual abuse after a child abuse investigation conducted by the state Department of Social and Health Services. I accept
April 19, 2012 · KARA Reporting
From Child Welfare In The News
AZ: Money for foster care in Arizona could be cut by more than half ABC15.com April 18, 2012 The Chandler couple doesn’t understand why state lawmakers would even consider a 60 percent cut to Child Protective Services. U
Arizona · California · Florida · Indiana · Kansas · Maryland · Massachusetts · Nebraska · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · Washington · West Virginia
October 30, 2010 · KARA Reporting
The Heart Of Child Protection Services
As budgets shrink, more states and counties have fewer resources to save abused and neglected children from the immediate dangers they face in their homes and the future problems that come along with the abuse (preteen p
Pennsylvania · Utah · Virginia · Washington
August 31, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Really Good Child Advocacy Links
AZ: Child abuse isn't a priority in Arizona Arizona Daily Star August 31, 2010 Michael is the sixth Pima County child to die in recent years while under the watch of state Child Protective Services. Each killing spurred
Arizona · California · Hawaii · Minnesota · North Dakota · Oregon · South Dakota · Washington
August 18, 2010 · KARA Reporting
International Symposium on Human Nature and Early Experience at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology and Center for Children and Families invites you to a multidisciplinary symposium entitled “Human Nature and Early Experience: Addressing the ‘Environment of Evolut
March 15, 2010 · KARA Reporting
Abused & Neglected Children Around The Nation
Without reduced funding to manage the increased calls coming in from the community distress that results from the poverty and chaos from our declining economy, social service agencies are becoming unable to respond adequ
California · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Illinois · Iowa · Michigan · Minnesota · Nevada · New York · Ohio · Pennsylvania · Tennessee · Texas · Washington · Wyoming
August 2, 2009 · KARA Reporting
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA)
It is a bigger step to convince people that healthy children become healthy citizens, but it is true. Join the public debate for children (they have no senator, lobby, or voice)
Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Oklahoma · Oregon · Washington