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Item Funding for Tribal Child Advocacy Centers NCA Accreditation Standard This Brief Addresses: 9: Organizational Capacity Essential Element G(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2023) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterThe appropriate mix of funding for a given Tribal CAC is likely to vary based on location, state policies, local needs, and the existing local community service array, among numerous additional factors. Below, NCARC offers some guidance about potential public and private funding sourcesItem Native Child Advocacy Resource Center Year 1 Needs Assessment Summary(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2024) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterThe purpose of this preliminary needs assessment was to provide a preliminary look at the landscape of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) and CACs serving Tribal communities, guided by the basic question, “Why aren’t there more Tribal MDTs and CACs?” Specific areas of inquiry included identifying how many Tribes currently have Tribal MDTs and CACs; examining how Tribal MDTs are structured and operate; and shedding light on the strengths, challenges, and needs of Tribal MDTs and CACs.Item Practice Brief 3: Tribal Children and Forced Assimilation(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2022) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterThis document outlines the history of forced assimilation targeting Tribal children, as well as the continuation of those policies’ effects into the present day.Item Practice Brief 4: Tribal Sovereignty and the CAC Model(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2022) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterThe CAC movement and individual CACs have established a strong commitment to the development of culturally responsive services and are attuned to disproportionalities in victimization and access to services among various racial and ethnic groups. Enhancing American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) families’ access to CAC services, however, requires an additional layer of understanding that does not apply to other groups.Item Practice Brief 5: MOUs and Authentic Partnership(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2022) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterPaper describing some challenges and recommendations for memoranda of understandings with tribal CACs and service providers.Item Practice Brief 6: Jurisdiction, Tribal Service Systems, and CACs(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2022) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterDue to jurisdictional and funding issues, legal systems and human services systems in Tribal communities differ significantly from those in non-Tribal communities. This brief explains some of the issues involved.Item Practice Brief: Culturally Responsive Services(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2021) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterThis practice brief explains the importance of Culturally Responsive Services to victims in Native American communities.Item Why Should My Tribe Consider Developing a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)?(Native Child Advocacy Resource Center, 2023) Native Child Advocacy Resource CenterEnsuring that Tribes have the authority and capacity to care for and protect their children is a fundamental value across Indian Country. Assuming ownership of the MDT response allows Tribes to fulfill this value in cases of child abuse. In this brief NCARC explains what an MDT is and how Tribal ownership of the MDT response can make a difference.