Indian Child Welfare Act Checklists Print E-mail
ImageIndian Child Welfare Act Checklists for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

Provides benchcard checklists for use by judges and child welfare professionals in the implementation of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act. (June 2003)   CAN-14   $7.50
 
Native American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges Print E-mail
ImageNative American Resource Directory for Juvenile and Family Court Judges

State-by-state directory of Native American contact and resource information, including comprehensive listing of recognized tribes and Alaskan villages. (June 2003)   CAN-25   $10.00
 
NICWA Brief Print E-mail

ImageCourt Reform and American Indian and Alaskan Native Children:
Increasing Protections and Improving Outcomes

This Technical Assistance Brief, a joint publication of the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, has found that additional improvements in data collection and collaboration between courts and public agencies are required to better meet the unique needs of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) children in court dependency cases, and offers additional recommendations to strengthen the foster care system's response to the needs of AI/AN children. Partially funded by OJJDP, the report provides a preliminary examination of recommendations made in a 2004 study by the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, focusing on State and Tribal Court involvement in Indian child welfare matters and opportunities for enhancing court systems for AI/AN children. (August 2009) CAN-64

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Oregon Active Efforts Print E-mail
ImageRevised Active Efforts Principles and Expectations Publication

This publication was developed in consultation with the nine federally recognized Tribes of Oregon by the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Citizen Review Board (CRB) to create a tool to implement the active efforts mandate of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The following guidelines are offered for use by courts, DHS staff and local CRBs in evaluating whether active efforts have been made in ICWA cases.

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