California Judges Benchguide: The Indian Child Welfare Act

This Benchguide provides an overview of the California laws and procedures for handling Indian child custody proceedings subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Resource Link: California Judges Benchguide: The Indian Child Welfare Act Author: California Indian...

Disparities and Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Analysis of the Research

This document is a culmination of papers from a research symposium convened by the Center for the Study of Social Policy and The Annie E. Casey Foundation on behalf of the Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare. These papers represent research related to...

Beyond the Mandate: Continuing the Conversation

This report describes the process and findings, discoveries and recommendations of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission, whose mandate was endorsed in February 2013. The governor of maine and the five tribal chiefs signed as...

Truth, Healing, and Systems Change: The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission Process

Main state child welfare staff understand ICWA requirements, yet their knowledge of Wabanaki history is limited because it has excluded the voice of the Wabanaki people. This article outlines the process taken by a group of Native people and state representatives to...

Disproportionality Rates for Children of Color in Foster Care

This technical assistance bulletin, using 2013 data, highlights the disproportionality rates of children in the foster care system for all 50 states. Resource Link: Disproportionality Rates for Children of Color in Foster Care Author: National Council of Juvenile and...

American Indian/Alaska Native Youth & Status Offense Disparities: A Call for Tribal Initiatives, Coordination & Federal Funding

American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth are almost twice as likely to be petitioned to state court for skipping school, violating liquor laws, and engaging in other behaviors that are only illegal because of their age (status offenses). This brief looks at the...

Frequently Asked Questions: Tribal Customary Adoption

Resource Link: Frequently Asked Questions: Tribal Customary Adoption Author: California Courts Date:...

Report to the Judicial Council, Juvenile Law: Tribal Customary Adoption

This document includes the official recommendations from the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee to the California Judicial Council on how to amend rules and revise forms related to juvenile dependency hearings and adoptions in order to implement the provisions...

Sample Customary Adoption Order (California Tribe, sample 2)

This document provides a sample customary adoption order that can be utilized by tribes. Resource Link: Sample Customary Adoption Order (California Tribe, sample 2) Author: Tribal STAR Date:...