ACF OPRE: Implementation of Promoting Safe and Stable Families by Indian Tribes (PSSF)

Implementation of Promoting Safe and Stable Families

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TITLE PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

	A. Family Preservation and Family Support Legislation
		1. Background
		2. Characteristics of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program
		3. Evaluation Funded by the Legislation

	B. PSSF Tribal Implementation Study
		1. Overview of the Study
		2. Case Study Site Selection
		3. Data Collection

	C. Study Limitations
		1. Analysis of the CFSPs
		2. In-Depth Case Studies

	D. Conceptual Framework

	E. Organization of the Report

CHAPTER II: HISTORY AND CONTEXT

	A. Background

	B. Concepts Governing Integovernmental Relations Between Tribes, States and the Federal Government

	C. Primary Federal Funding Sources for Tribal Child Welfare Services

	D. Federal Statutes Related to Indian Child Welfare
		1. The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934
		2. The Act of August 15, 1953 (P.L. 83.280)
		3. The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEA) of 1975 (P.L. 93-638)
		4. The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 (P.L. 95-608)
		5. The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-630)

	E. Jurisdictional Issues in Indian Child Welfare
		1. The Structure and Authority of Courts in Indian Child Welfare Proceedings
		2. Tribal vs. State Jurisdiction in Indian Child Welfare Cases
		3. Balancing Child Protection and Placement with Family Preservation

	F. Summary

CHAPTER III: PLANNING AND MONITORING

	A. Federal Guidance

	B. Overview of the Planning Process by Tribes
		1. Formation of Collaborative Planning Bodies
		2. Consultation and Coordination
		3. Needs Assessment/Data Collection

	C. Key Planning Issues Among the Case Study Tribes
		1. How did the Locus of Decision-Making Vary Across Tribes with Respect to the Development of the Tribes' Five-Year Plans?
		2. Did the Locus of Decision-Making Change with Respect to Planning Undertaken in Response to Changes Made to the Program by the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997?
		3. How Did Tribes Plan to Spend FP/FS and PSSF Funds to Support Tribal Goals?
		4. To What Extent Did Tribes Participate in State FP/FS and PSSF Planning?
		5. What were common challenges and facilitating factors to successful collaborative efforts?

	D. Program Monitoring

	E. Summary

CHAPTER IV: SERVICES FUNDED

	A. Overview

	B. Issues in Defining and Categorizing Programs

	C. Preventive and Reunification Services Funded
		1. In-home Services Delivery
		2. Center-Based Programs

	D. Blended Child Welfare Services and Administration

	E. Summary

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS

	A. Planning
		1. Consultation
		2. Locus of Decision-Making

	B. Service Delivery Design

	C. Summary

REFERENCES

Appendix A: Technical Work Group Members

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