News & Events

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a strategic plan to address the gaps between the need for mental health care and substance use disorder care and the accessibility of such services. Concerns about the importance of mental health and challenges of substance use increased in the wake of the pandemic. Self-reported symptoms of anxiety and the rate of overdose deaths have both increased, while the use of mental health and substance use disorder services has decreased.

The latest data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) are now available. State and tribal title IV-E agencies are required to report AFCARS case-level information on all children in foster care and on children who have been adopted and have had title IV-E agency involvement. The data are intended to help policymakers at the federal, tribal, and state levels to assess how many children are in foster care, the reasons they entered care, and how they exited care as well as to develop strategies to prevent unnecessary out-of-home placements.

The ANA Western Region is pleased to present a Virtual Project Planning and Development Training Course designed to help you initiate a community-based planning process in your community.

Eastern Region: Virtual Project Planning and Development Trainings

Persevering Through the Pandemic: Navigating Telework and Work Outside the Home  

Weaving Together a Braid of Safety, Sovereignty and Support

Virtual Project Planning & Development Training