Child Welfare

Working Toward Reunification

Having children removed from your care and placed either in foster care or with relatives can be one of the most devastating experiences for a parent. We know a lot about the things that make it more likely that your children will be returned to you. Although it probably seems hopeless and overwhelming right now, it’s important to note that most children do go home.

Resources for Child Welfare

UW Resources

Child and Youth Advocacy Clinic: CAYAC was established in 1996 as a multidisciplinary program of the University of Washington schools of Law, Social Work and Medicine. The clinic’s primary focus is child advocacy and the development of a holistic legal program for children and youth.

External Resources

Casey Family Programs: Casey Family Programs works to provide and improve foster care in the United States.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): A unique collaboration of academic and community-based service centers whose mission is to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for traumatized children and their families across the United States.

Partners for our Children: A collaboration between child welfare experts, child-welfare communities and policy-makers to improve the lives of children in foster care in Washington state.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services: Providing Washington state families with protection, comfort, food assistance, financial aid, medical and behavioral health care and other services.