This Winter 2015 issue of CW360, a publication developed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work, highlights Culturally Responsive Child Welfare Practice. Anita Fineday wrote a piece on Customary...
This webinar “describes the findings from ACES conducted with American Indian and Alaska Native children. Research suggests that certain experiences are major risk. Resource Link: The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study and American Indians and Alaska...
This report describes the midterm implementation experiences of 14 tribes and tribal organizations who received demonstration grants from the Office of Family Resource Link: Study of Coordination of Tribal TANF and Child Welfare Services: Interim Findings Report...
Author’s Abstract: “This qualitative meta-synthesis of materials from three national projects that had examined more than 75 American Indian/Alaska Native child welfare programs sought to articulate how culture is expressed within tribal CPS work and...
This documentary was completed during the second year of a four-year interagency collaboration project. The project was designed to significantly reduce the disproportionate placement of Alaska Native children in foster care through practice and decision-making...
Author’s Abstract: “The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) announced the release of Pathway To Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse at the January 2008 Alaska Native Summit on Child Sexual Abuse which was held in Anchorage, Alaska. The video was developed...
Author’s Abstract: “American Indian women living on Indian reservations experience unique challenges that intensify the epidemic of violence against them. Accurate statistical data quantifying incidences of violence against women on reservations, or...
Author’s Abstract: “The Trafficking Victim Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) signaled a comprehensive campaign by the United States (US) government to address the scourge of human trafficking in the US and abroad. The US rhetoric about sex trafficking suggests...
Author’s Abstract, (Note: contains detailed accounts that may be difficult for some to read) “Have you ever wondered about how to be culturally-sensitive in adoption approaches with Aboriginal people? Have you wanted ideas on how to more effectively engage...
