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  • This term refers to services designed to help eligible children and youth involved with the county children and youth agency acquire the skills they need to successfully transition to adulthood.
  • This term refers to services designed to help eligible children and youth involved with the county children and youth agency acquire the skills they need to successfully transition to adulthood.
  • ICWA applies when an Indian child is involved in child custody proceeding.  The act states that this law “is the policy of this nation to protect the best interest of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of such children in foster or adoptive home which will reflect the unique values of Indian culture, and by providing for assistance to Indian tribes in the operation of child and family service programs.  Indian Child Welfare Act of 1970
  • ICWA applies when an Indian child is involved in child custody proceeding.  The act states that this law “is the policy of this nation to protect the best interest of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children from their families and the placement of such children in foster or adoptive home which will reflect the unique values of Indian culture, and by providing for assistance to Indian tribes in the operation of child and family service programs.  Indian Child Welfare Act of 1970
  • Situations in which arrangements are made by the parent to place their child with a kinship caregiver.