Active Efforts & ICWA Family Preservation Program with the ND ICWA Implementation Partnership Grant

The final webinar in this 3-part series highlighted innovative best practices and research approaches from North Dakota that help honor the spirit of ICWA and tribal sovereignty: 1. Active Efforts: Presenters shared findings from a qualitative and quantitative survey of over 200 caseworkers and court system staff focused on active efforts 2. ICWA Family Preservationists (IFP): Presenters shared the creation process of these new IFP positions, the essential role they serve, and data from the first 20 months of the project Presenters: Jessi Leneaugh, Avery Davies, Jennifer Russell, and Harmony Bercier