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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.

3,427

Child maltreatment victims
NCANDS, FFY2024

3,518

Entered foster care
AFCARS, FY2022

8,049

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

Minnesota · North Carolina · Utah · Washington

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…

Indiana · South Dakota · Tennessee · Washington

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

Minnesota · Washington

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

California · North Dakota · Pennsylvania · Washington

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

Massachusetts · Pennsylvania · Vermont · Washington

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

Indiana · Minnesota · Washington

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

Oregon · Washington

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

Minnesota · Washington

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

California · Indiana · Massachusetts · Washington

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

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