Central council tlingit and haida indian tribes of alaska requested funding to further sustain the tribe's commitment to ameliorate the abuse of native children in juneau

The Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will receive $450,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities program (CFDA 16.583) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. With this funding, the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska will support 1.5 tribal child safety representatives to provide investigations, forensic interviewing, and preparation and support for up to 300 Native child abuse victims and families to participate in the judicial process. The award will also provide culturally strength-based case management for these victims and families. The project aims to increase multidisciplinary responses to Native child abuse victims and expand provision of trauma-informed, culturally relevant wrap-around services.

With this funding, central council tlingit and haida indian tribes of alaska will: support 1.5 tribal child safety representatives to provide investigations and forensic interviewing, preparation, and support for child victims to participate in judicial process; and provide culturally, strength-based case management for child sexual abuse victims and families. The project will increase multidisciplinary responses to native child abuse victims and families; expand provision of trauma-informed, culturally relevant wrap-around services to a maximum of 300 targeted native child abuse victims and their families.