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...
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...
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:...
This document provides a sample customary adoption order that can be utilized by tribes. Resource Link: Sample Customary Adoption Order (California Tribe, sample 1) Author: Tribal STAR Date:...
Created for the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, this document provides an overview of Tribal Customary Adoption laws in California and provides background details, talking points, and answers to frequently asked questions. Resource Link: California Assembly Bill 1325...
This fact sheet answers a set of questions on customary adoption and is designed to help county social workers. Resource Link: Customary Adoption Fact Sheet for County Social Workers Author: Tribal STAR Date:...
This issue brief provides a broad overview of the crossover between the child welfare field and the work currently being done to prevent and respond to human trafficking of children and youth in the United States. There is a particular focus on sex trafficking of...
Within the 2015 Synergy Newsletter of the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody is an article on Trafficking in Native Communities. The author provides a review of the existing but limited research and data, and offers recommendations for...
