Crosscut members talk "Kids@Risk"
A report from our newsroom on a new "quest" to explore Washington's foster care system.
Judy Lightfoot
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
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Keeping Families Together
Moving at-risk kids into foster care compounds the hurt. A new approach gives families the support they need to remain intact.
Uphill Slog: Reforming DSHS to keep foster kids safe
One panel of experts has spent nine years overseeing foster care fixes. How far have they come?
Independent panel: Seattle Times unfair to psychologist
A panel of media experts and public citizens ruled the Times unfairly portrayed a forensic psychologist in a series last winter.
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