How do Tribal health, Medicaid, and child welfare systems interact?
Various systems serving Native American children and families can work together to support services that improve safety and well-being.
Native American/American Indian/Alaska Native
How has Osage Nation done “whatever it takes” to keep children safe within their families and community?
Osage Nation’s Indian Child Welfare program prioritizes prevention strategies that maintain family integrity and respect tribal values.
What roles can elders play to help children thrive and prevent them from entering foster care?
Learn lessons from American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian elders who pass down wisdom to help Indigenous children thrive.
What lessons can we learn from ICWA courts?
Learn how principles of the Indian Child Welfare Act are carried out in ICWA courts and their impact on permanency and reunification.
Casey Family Programs statement on Indian boarding schools
The federal apology on Indian boarding schools is an important step in acknowledging the deep and lasting impact on Native communities.
How does Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s child protection agency collaborate to prevent foster care and support family well-being?
This jurisdictional scan profiles how SRPMIC is collaborating across agencies to support and fund prevention services for families.
Why should child protection agencies engage and involve all fathers?
Explore why it is important for child protection agencies to involve and engage with fathers and how barriers to doing so can be addressed.
How have rates of infant investigations due to reports from medical professionals changed over time?
Explore trends in child abuse and neglect investigations of infants due to reports from medical professionals.
