Committee reviews bill directing state research institute to study DCYF screening tools
SB 6007 would direct the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to assess DCYF screening and risk-assessment tools, with preliminary findings due Dec. 1, 2026, and a final report Sept. 1, 2027; DCYF testified it is already piloting a revised tool with Chapin Hall and urged coordination to avoid duplication.
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Senate Bill 6007 would direct the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) to assess the Department of Children, Youth, and Families’ use of screening tools and risk-assessment processes for referrals, and to determine how those tools affect outcomes including family-assessment response, voluntary and mandatory services, out-of-home placements, re-referrals, and near-fatalities.
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