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Washington Kids Welfare Shows Signs of Improvement | Seattle News
Washington state’s child welfare system is seeing a dramatic drop in deaths and near-fatal incidents among kids—down to six deaths and five critical cases this year compared to fourteen last year. Experts credit this progress to falling opioid overdoses, despite rising ER visits for suspected overdoses, plus new safeguards like mandatory “safe child consults” for opioid-involved families with kids under three. The state has invested millions in caseworkers, public health nurses, and prenatal support programs, while a key law now requires judges to weigh synthetic opioids like fentanyl when…
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