b'Who We Are:Quapaw NationJuvenile Healingto Wellness Court SpotlightThe tribal name Quapaw refers to theirownnameforthemselvesintheirnativelanguage,whichmeansdownstreampeople.Thisreflectstheirconnectiontothe land and the importance of the river totheirwayoflife,asreflectedintheirhistory and cultural identity. JulioDeLosSantosservedastheJuvenileHealingtoWellnessCourtJuvenileCaseManagerfrom2021untilrecently,whenhetransitionedtohiscurrentpositionasthe departmentswithintheirowntribalCourtClerkfortheQuapawTribalCourt.In government.TheMcGirtrulingalsoposedaconversationwiththeTYRC,Juliosharedhis need to clarify Quapaw Nations role and thereflectionsontheTribalCourtswork clarificationoftheirserviceswiththeoneestablishing programming for youth, sustaining schooldistrictthatisnotonthereservation.effectivecommunity-buildingefforts,and This multiple jurisdiction process has been, forplanning for the future. themostpart,successfulwithself-reportedparentalcooperationashighas95%andInhisyearswiththeQuapawTribalCourt, sibling in-house referral also self-reported asJulio has seen the exponential growth of the beingverysuccessful.AsawayofJHWCprogram.Inaninternalcourt encouragingprogramsustainability,theassessmentconductedin2022, JuvenileWellnessprogramhasbeenwrittenrecommended outcomes included a Policies & intotheChildrensCodetoensurethatthisProceduresCoderevisionandalsoa programwillcontinuewithintheQuapawrecommendationtoworkonestablishinga Nation as part the Quapaw Court.solidhealingforWellnessProgram,andtoimplement Tribal Codes regarding the same. TherearestillmultiplechallengesfacedbyInresponsetothisrecommendation,the theQuapawNation,includingalackofQuapaw Court has enthusiastically networked resourcesforyouth.Mentalhealthresourceswithschools(SchoolResourceOfficersand arescarceandtheIndianHealthServicesSchoolAdministrators)andpartneredwith appointmentsarebookedoutseveralweekscommunityorganizationsinareasofmental due to staffing shortages. There has been anhealth, ICWA, education, and other'