The culmination of a six-month participatory Discovery Process, this report outlines a strategic path for Washington state’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families with its partners to emphasize prevention strategies that decrease child maltreatment, stabilize families, and reduce entries into foster care. The Roadmap Report reflects insights gathered from reviewing existing documents and policies; conducting interviews with agency leaders, community partners, and individuals with lived experience; and analyzing current data and funding structures. These findings inform recommendations across four key areas : co-design, collaboration, finance, and learning .
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS: Co-design
• Establish a prevention advisory council with at least 50% membership from individuals with lived experience in the child welfare system. • Enhance infrastructure to support and align existing lived-expert groups. • Gather direct feedback from families to pinpoint barriers to accessing services and prioritize solutions that address those challenges. Update the provided systems map accordingly to reflect these perspectives.
Collaboration
• Establish an internal Prevention Steering Committee and overall prevention governance structure to integrate and align work within DCYF. • Design a prevention framework for DCYF that enhances cross system collaboration and community based supports. • Enhance the engagement and referral pathways for secondary and community-based prevention.
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