In the Background
An examination of the caregiver background check crisis in children and youth services.
This website is an online archive of documentary evidence and analysis describing the caregiver background check crisis in Washington State’s foster care system. For pertinent records, explore tabs at the top of this page. I’ve included In the Background, a novice audio documentary, to provide context for those records and how/why I procured them.
Hearing impaired and visual learners can access the full transcript of In the Background here:
Audience members are encouraged to share information broadly and analyze it critically. Know something about this? Email ashley.inthebackground@gmail.com.
In the Background 