The inter-connection of substance abuse, child welfare, and domestic violence are unhealthy inseparable partners. Working with substance abusing families in the child welfare arena is unfortunately most often intertwined with violence, both mentally and physically....
Due to the disproportionate and disparate number of Native American children in the Woodbury County, Iowa child welfare system, the community came together in 2000 and formed the Community Initiative for Native Children and Families (CINCF) committee with Iowa...
The revised ICWA judicial benchbook was developed to provide judicial officers with necessary and thorough information to assist with cases involving American Indian or Alaska Native children. As “inquiring magistrates,” juvenile and family court judges provide...
All Tribal Nations are unique and possess their own customs, traditions and the way they work on a day-to-day basis. This guide provides information on the funding requirements to assist in determining if applying for direct Title IV-E funds or pursuing a...
This user-friendly online resource is focused on Building an Effective Tribal-State Child Welfare Partnership, and includes an extensive toolkit intended to assist Tribes and non-Native partners with that collaboration. The featured tools and information can help...
This report provides a current picture of the American Indian Title IV-E grantee planning process authorized under the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. This legislation gave tribes the authority to directly administer and...
This resource lists tribes with approved Title IV-E plans to operate foster care, adoption assistance, and, at tribal options, guardianship assistance programs. Resource Link: Tribes with Approved Title IV-E Plans Author: Children's Bureau Date: May...
Provides a matrix with key elements and considerations of Title IV-E programs so tribes can assess if they have core elements in place or if they need to develop them. Resource Link: Preparing for Direct Title IV-E - A Self Assessment Author: Adapted by the...
The purpose of this Program Instruction (PI) is to provide State, Territorial and Tribal title IV-E agencies (hereafter, “title IV-E agencies”) with the revised form and instructions approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for reporting...
