Alaska Child Welfare Disproportionality Reduction Project: The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, in partnership with 15 tribes and tribal organizations, the Alaska Office of Children’s Services, and Alaska Court Improvement Project, will implement a four-year project to strengthen cultural competence and interagency collaboration. The project will implement a family-centered, state-tribal alternative response system which promotes tribal participation in decision making and service delivery, enhances tribal resource family development, and prevents out-of-home placements whenever possible.
Hawaii human services department shared expertise in addressing disproportionality with Alaskan Tribes
August 3, 2010
At the request of the Western and Pacific Implementation Center, a delegation from Hawaii Human Services Department and service providers shared their experiences in reducing disproportionality by implementing a differential response system across the state of Hawaii. A press release describing the event is available at: http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/hawaii-human-services-department-shares-foster-care-expertise-with-alaskan-tribes/
Alaska Child Welfare Disproportionality Reduction Project Conference Videos, August 3, 2010 Juneau, Alaska
Below are selected video-taped presentations from the conference:
 Agenda for Alaska Child Welfare Disproportionality Reduction Project ConferenceAugust 3-6, 2010 | Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska |
 Overview of DisproportionalityAugust 3, 2010 | Francine Eddy Jones, Director of Tribal Family and Youth Services | Running Time: 00:24:38 |
 Opening Prayer and WelcomeAugust 3, 2010 | Dolores Cadiente & Edward K. Thomas, President, Tlingit and Haida | Running Time: 00:12:23 |
 Iowa ProjectAugust 3, 2010 | Lisa D’Aunno, Project Director, National Resource Center for In-Home Services | Running Time: 00:17:39 |
 Alaska Child Welfare Disproportionality Project and Role of the Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation ProjectAugust 3, 2010 | Terry Cross, Principal Investigator, Western and Pacific Child Welfare Implementation Center, Executive Director, National Indian Child Welfare Association | Running Time: 00:22:07 |
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| Videos of Hawaii’s Experiences in Implementing Child Welfare Reform |
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 Overview of the Hawaii Differential Response SystemAugust 3, 2010 | John Walters, Program Development Administrator, Department of Human Services, State of Hawaii; Theresa Costello, Director, National Resource Center for Child Protection Services, ACTION for Child Protection | Running Time: 01:06:42 |
 EPIC ‘Ohana Family Conferencing and Voluntary Case ManagementAugust 3, 2010 | Arlynna Howell Livingston, President & CEO, EPIC ‘Ohana, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii | Running Time: 00:24:31 |
 Family Strengthening Services & Community EngagementAugust 3, 2010 | Wally Lau, Executive Director, Neighborhood Place of Kona | 00:40:04 |
 Partners in Development of Contracts: Kokua ‘Ohana & Native Hawaiian Foster ParentsAugust 3, 2010 | Jan Hanohano Dill, President & Chairman of the Board, Partners in Development | Running Time: 00:35:42 |