Through the first nine months of 2025, at least 45 children under the supervision of the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) have died or suffered near-fatal incidents, trending toward a record high.

The statistics were revealed on Friday, more than a month after DCYF announced that it had the updated numbers, but was not ready to release them, according to The Center Square .

Of the 45 near-fatal or deadly incidents through the first three quarters of 2025, more than half of the incidents were fentanyl related, at 24.

In comparison, 27 incidents were fentanyl related in the totality of 2024, and 35 nearly fatal or deadly incidents occurred in 2023.

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