Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe: Children's Justice Act Partnership for Indian Communities Program

The Children's Justice Act (CJA) Partnerships for Indian Communities Grant Program (Victims of Crime Act of 1984, Section 1402(g), 34 U.S.C. 20101(g) supports American Indian and Alaska Native communities for the purpose of improving the investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases, especially cases of child sexual abuse, in a manner that increases support for and lessens trauma to child abuse victims. The funding further supports programs to provide comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary responses to child abuse victims and provide trauma-informed, culturally competent, holistic services to child abuse victims and their families.
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe requested funding to address gaps in services and to strategically plan a universal and comprehensive approach to assisting Tribal children.  With this funding, SCIT will: 1) increase the capacity of Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to implement therapy to support children who have been entered into the Child and Family Services system due to child abuse and neglect, particularly sexual abuse, and 2) to increase multi-disciplinary cooperation in the handling of child abuse and neglect cases.