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On The Issues – Youth Care: In the Juvenile Justice System

House Page, Aditi Karthikeyan, asks House Early Learning and Human Services Committee Chair: Steve Bergquist, (D) 11th District, and Ranking Committee Member, Carolyn Eslick, (R) 39th District, “…Washington State currently has three alternative paths for rehabilitation for juvenile offenders. Why is it necessary to have alternatives like this and do you support their expansion?”


The Early Learning & Human Services Committee considers a broad array of issues and services affecting children and families, including early learning; child care; child and youth development; child welfare services; children’s mental health; at-risk and homeless youth; juvenile justice; economic assistance programs; developmental disabilities; and long-term care.