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Tribal Community Resources

NCSACW provides training and technical assistance to improve systems collaboration across the child welfare, substance abuse and the tribal court systems.

Policy Tools and Practice Guides Developed by Tribal Communities

Policy Practice Guide

• Squaxin Island Forming Family Wellness Team (PDF 323 KB)

Engaging Families in Services

• Squaxin Island Guide to Youth Court (PDF 4.11 MB)

Procedural Examples

• Squaxin Island Adoption Procedure and Review Checklist (PDF 658 KB)
• Squaxin Island Consent for Release and Exchange (PDF 438 KB)
• Squaxin Island Emergency Change of Placement (PDF 96 KB)
• Squaxin Island Guardianship Procedure and Review Checklist (PDF 721 KB)
• Squaxin Island Petition for Name Change (PDF 324 KB)
• Squaxin Island Termination of Parental Rights (PDF 176 KB)
• Squaxin Island Youth Need Care (PDF 71 KB)

Policy Tool

• Squaxin Island Working Agreement (PDF 901 KB)

Related Materials

• August 28, 2012 - System Collaboration and Linkages in the Tribal Community
  Webinar discussion presented by Nadja Jones on Cross Collaborative linkages in child welfare.
• August 27, 2012 - Tribal In-Home Services Systems of Care
  The webinar provides a framework for working with tribal families affected by substance use disorders.
• Understanding the Relational Worldview in Indian Families
  Developed by Terry Cross, Executive Director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association.
• June 10, 2008 - Family Centered Services for Indian Children Impacted by Family Substance Use Disorders
  Presented by Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Region 10, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), and National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
• June 26, 2008 - Substance Abuse Treatment, Child Welfare, and Court Collaboration
  Presented by Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Region 10, National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), and National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)

Related Websites

• Indian Health Service (IHS)
  Indian Health Services is an agency of the Public Health Service providing health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
• National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA)
  The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) works to address the issues of child abuse and neglect through training, research, public policy, and grassroots community development. NICWA also works to support compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), which seeks to keep American Indian children with American Indian families.
• One Sky Center
  One Sky Center is a National Resource Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives. It is dedicated to improving prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health across Indian Country.