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State Data System: Incorporating ICWA Components MCWIC Tribal Gathering May 5, 2010 Loa Porter, MPA - Indian Child Welfare Consultant Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Division of Safety and Permanence & MCWIC State Project Manager for “Best Outcomes for Indian Children” Project
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Need for statistical information Data shows us Where we are, and where we need to beData shows us Where we are, and where we need to be Areas of improvementAreas of improvement Areas of educationAreas of education Compliance with federal and tribal lawsCompliance with federal and tribal laws Provides a general picture of:Provides a general picture of: Individual needsIndividual needs Disporportionality/disparityDisporportionality/disparity
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Types of Information Available AFCARS (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System)AFCARS (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System) CFSR (Child and Family Service Reviews)CFSR (Child and Family Service Reviews) IHS (Indian Health Service)IHS (Indian Health Service) BIA Labor Force Data (Bureau of Indian Affairs)BIA Labor Force Data (Bureau of Indian Affairs) State SACWIS (State Automated Child Welfare Information System)State SACWIS (State Automated Child Welfare Information System)
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States' SACWIS Status
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Tribal Access to State SACWIS systems: 2007 YesNo Read Only Montana Arizona Mississippi Wyoming Connecticut New York Nebraska Oregon Washington Oklahoma
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ICWA Compliance Components IdentificationIdentification Notice to TribesNotice to Tribes Placement PreferencePlacement Preference QEWQEW Active EffortsActive Efforts
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eWiSACWIS Tools Screening for Child’s Status as IndianScreening for Child’s Status as Indian Child’s Biological Family HistoryChild’s Biological Family History Request for Confirmation of Child’s Indian StatusRequest for Confirmation of Child’s Indian Status Notice of Involuntary Child Custody Proceeding Involving an Indian ChildNotice of Involuntary Child Custody Proceeding Involving an Indian Child
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Wisconsin’s eWISACWIS
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Person Management
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Selecting ‘American Indian/Alaskan Native’
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The ‘Tribe’ field becomes a required field.
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New Tribe value of ‘Identified/Not Confirmed’.
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eWiSACWIS Information Data is provided quarterly from the information entered by county cases workers.Data is provided quarterly from the information entered by county cases workers. Number of children identified as IndianNumber of children identified as Indian Number of children subject to ICWANumber of children subject to ICWA Number of agencies noticesNumber of agencies notices Number of children placed per placement preferenceNumber of children placed per placement preference
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Data Uses Identification by tribeIdentification by tribe Identification by CountyIdentification by County Counties response to ICWA requirementsCounties response to ICWA requirements TrainingTraining Improving Communication with Tribal AgenciesImproving Communication with Tribal Agencies Continuous Quality ImprovementContinuous Quality Improvement Create language in State’s Five Year Family Service PlanCreate language in State’s Five Year Family Service Plan
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Indian Children in OHC
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Identified Indian Children by Region
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County ICWA Training needs NORTHEASTERN REGIONIdentified WI TribeOther TribeUnknown Calumet000 Green Lake000 Door011 Marquette001 Oconto102 Kewaunee303 Shawano1703 Waupaca203 Waushara003 Fond Du Lac104 Menominee1004 Outagamie1434 Manitowoc615 Marinette005 Sheboygan205 Winnebago7314 Brown801191 subtotal14319148
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NICWA - CWLA J. George 4-12-10 What you can do Take these issues up within your state/county, using Uniform ICW Data Elements and Baseline as bases for actionTake these issues up within your state/county, using Uniform ICW Data Elements and Baseline as bases for action Incorporate the elements into state information systemIncorporate the elements into state information system Engage with us in continuous improvement of useful ICW data to improve outcomes for Native childrenEngage with us in continuous improvement of useful ICW data to improve outcomes for Native children
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