Serving Native American Children in Foster Care
Information, Tips and Resources for Advocates working with Native American Youth in Foster Care.
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Resources for Healthy Generations
Acknowledging that each community is unique, these resources intended to build on each community’s strengths of today and the past.
Effective Leadership for Tribal Child Welfare
An overview for tribal leaders on Tribal Child Welfare, this guide provides some basic information on how to establish effective tribal governance and leadership.
Culture and Language Revitalization for Native American Students
The articles described in this bibliography provide examples of how some Native communities approach teaching languages and cultural
traditions to their youth while simultaneously preparing students for life in the modern technological age.
Developing Future Tribal Leaders
This article discusses the importance of civics education for AI/AN youth in developing leadership skills.
We R Native: Mental Health Difficulties
This image displays the We R Native webpage designed for American Indian and Alaska Native youth. The website discusses symptoms of mental health issues, how to support friends with mental health challenges, and how to get help. The link is:
https://www.wernative.org/my-life/my-mind/mental-health-difficulties
Great Think Indian Country
This report by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America highlights issues important to Native youth and programs and recommendations addressing these issues.
Preventing Suicide: a Toolkit for High Schools
Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools was created to help high schools, school
districts, and their partners design and implement strategies to prevent suicide and
promote behavioral health among their students.
To Live to See the Great Day That Dawns
The purpose of this guide is to support AI/AN communities and those who serve them in
developing effective, culturally appropriate suicide prevention plans.
Suicide Prevention: Resources for American Indian/Alaska Native Communities
This resource sheet provides links and citations for statistics, policy recommendations, reports, legislation, guides for community planning and program development, suicide prevention programs in Native communities, and evaluation of suicide prevention programs.
