News Release: DCYF, Counties Reach Agreement to Lift Intake Freeze at JR Facilities

Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families sent this bulletin at 08/09/2024 08:00 AM PDT

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Aug. 9, 2024

DCYF, Counties Reach Agreement to Lift Intake Freeze

at JR Facilities

“We have reached an agreement with our county partners that will lift the intake freeze at our Juvenile Rehabilitation facilities. We resumed intakes to our Echo Glen facility a few weeks ago and will resume intakes to Green Hill School on Aug. 9."

"We appreciate the counties’ engagement on this difficult situation. Because the population at Green Hill remains significantly above capacity, our focus will continue to be the safety of staff and young people at our facility."

"We are working with legislators, counties and stakeholders on the three actions necessary for ensuring all the young people in JR can safely access the programming and services they need – opening new space, recruiting and retaining skilled workers, and receiving data from the counties so we can be more responsive to changes in the JR population.”

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Contact:

Nancy Gutierrez, Communications Administrator | 360-742-6418 |nancy.gutierrez@dcyf.wa.gov