A Message from DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter

September 3, 2019 Issue

Green Hill School Wins 2019 Barbara Allen-Hagen Award

Stakeholder Events

DCYF Releases Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Critical Programs

Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families sent this bulletin at 09/03/2019 09:00 AM PDT

Tues., Sept. 17 - Yakima
Foster Parent Team (1624) Statewide Advisory Meeting
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 19 - Seattle
DCYF Oversight Board Meeting

Mon., Sept. 30 - Yakima
Parent Advisory Group Meeting on Early Learning 6-8 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 1 - Yakima
Early Learning Advisory Council Meeting 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, please contact DCYF Community Engagement.

DCYF leads with transparency in its effort to improve internal practices and services provided to children and youth in the care of the agency. The evaluation of DCYF’s performance is a research-driven approach. Two new reports will help us improve services and programs as we strive to become the data-driven agency envisioned in HB 1661. Revealing data show opportunities for improvements. The two reports include:

An Evaluation Of Dialectical Behavior Therapy In Washington State’s Juvenile Rehabilitation

Washington State’s Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project Family Assessment Response

For more information, read DCYF’s media release about the reports.

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The Performance-based Standards Learning Institute (PbS) honored the winners of the 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award for improving conditions of confinement and the quality of life for youths in secure placements. Facilities volunteer to work with PbS and use its continuous improvement model to meet national standards with regularly reported data and development of improvement plans. The winners were selected for best use of the improvement planning process. They were to guide culture changes and practices at the facility to create safe, nurturing environments for youths and staff. Also, provide skills and opportunities for youths to continue on a path to healthy adolescent development.

Three winners were selected, one from each of the different types of facilities participating in PbS: correction facilities, detention/assessment centers and community residential programs.

The 2019 PbS Barbara Allen-Hagen Award winner (for correction facilities) is:

Green Hill School, Chehalis, WA, for reducing the use of room confinement and the eventual closure of the facility’s segregation unit.

“Congratulations to this year’s winners, finalists and all who applied - this was another year of outstanding applications and examples of how juvenile justice agencies work to help youths continue on the path to healthy development while in out-of-home placement,” said Kim Godfrey, PbS executive director. “It’s inspiring to know so many dedicated leaders and professionals and read their stories of creating culture change.”

To learn more about PbS visit, https://pbstandards.org/.