Policy Initiatives and Accomplishments

Advancing CCYJ’s mission through legislative and other policy changes

SYSTEM CHANGE OPPORTUNITY

Each year, stakeholders advance dozens of bills related to the child welfare and youth criminal legal systems. CCYJ closely monitors these proposals and weighs in where appropriate.

KEY DATA POINTS

In the 2024 session, engaged in advocacy to re-estabilsh the Washington Commercially Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Statewide Coordinating Committee. Actively monitored 97 bills and testified on four.

Actively monitored 97 bills
and testified on four.