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Washington's Endangered Children's Assessment and Response Partners

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Washington’s Endangered Children’s Assessment and Response Partners work together to protect meth endangered children.

It takes all of the partners working in concert at every step of the process to shut down meth labs and restore families. Former meth users who get help can go on to live productive, healthy lives.

Washington’s highly successful Family Services Treatment program, which uses the drug court model, reports a 60 percent reunification rate between families and former meth users who have graduated from the 15-month program.


The Agency Response Matrix

Multidisiplinary Drug Endagered Children Team

Law Enforcment Child Protective Services Medical Prosecutor
  • Assess Condition of Child
  • Place Child in Protective Custody
  • Collect Physical Evidence
  • Accept Transfer of Custody of Child
  • Coordinate Sample Collection
  • Arrange for Decontamination of Child
  • Conduct Initial Interview with Child
  • Transport Child to Appropriate Facility
  • Conduct Placement Assessment
  • Court Makes Placement Determination
  • Continuum of Care
Emergency
  • Treat Immediately
  • Conduct EPSDT Exam
Non-Emergency
  • Collect Urine Sample
  • Conducst Medical Exam
  • Review Evidence
  • Criminal charges
  • No criminal charges

EPSDT: Early Periodic Screening, Detection and Treatment