{"id":31112,"date":"2015-04-16T20:40:17","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/measuring-compliance-indian-child-welfare-act\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T21:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:07:59","slug":"measuring-compliance-indian-child-welfare-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/measuring-compliance-indian-child-welfare-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluaci\u00f3n del cumplimiento de la Ley de Bienestar Infantil Ind\u00edgena: Un informe de investigaci\u00f3n y pr\u00e1ctica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n   <h2>About ICWA<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>Enacted in 1978, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is an important and comprehensive piece of federal legislation, designed to protect Indian children, families and tribes from child displacement. ICWA establishes minimum federal standards for the removal and displacement of Indian children from their homes or tribes and requires that, when removal is unavoidable, Indian children be placed in foster or adoptive homes that reflect Indian culture. State courts and agencies must actively identify Indian children to apply ICWA protections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n   <h2>Improving compliance<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Available research, though limited, indicates inconsistent and varying degrees of state compliance with ICWA requirements and sanctions. To address these potential shortcomings, the Department of the Interior has proposed new regulations that would ensure more consistent ICWA implementation in all states \u2014 ultimately improving outcomes for American Indian children.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n   <h2>Preparing for new regulations<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>This research and practice brief by Casey Family Programs is a useful resource for states that seek to document compliance with ICWA. We document different approaches for measuring compliance and make some recommendations including increased resources to support and to develop training mechanisms for child protective services and judicial staff. Standard measures for compliance across jurisdictions would be beneficial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"fifty-fifty backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block back-sprint-wood-gradient margin-top margin-bottom padding-top wp-block-fifty-fifty\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n <div class=\"grid split-6040 media-left addon-button\">\n <div class=\"content pt-7 md:pt-0\">\n    <h2>Lea el informe completo<\/h2>\n   <div class=\"my-6 text-salt-box\"><p>ICWA demands additional responsibilities for the public child welfare system and special oversight by the courts when Native American children are involved in the court system in order to promote the well-being of children and their families. To date, implementation of ICWA is inconsistent and compliance measurement relatively scarce.<\/p>\n<p>PDF: 9.57 MB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/measuring-compliance-icwa.pdf\" target=\"\">Descargar<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"gap\"><\/div>\n <div class=\"media\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Pages-from-measuring-compliance-icwa.pdf-1222x1536.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Este informe de investigaci\u00f3n y pr\u00e1ctica es un recurso \u00fatil para los estados que buscan documentar el cumplimiento de la Ley de Bienestar del Ni\u00f1o 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