To improve the capacity of the tribal court CASA program to provide well trained advocates for abused children in tribal courts. The goal is to continue to improve the capacity of the tribal court CASA to provide a multidisciplinary, cooperative team approach that ensures child victims of crime receive culturally relevant services that address their needs.
To assist American Indian/ Alaska Native communities in providing advocacy to child victims involve in tribal court cases. This advocacy will improve the overall handling of cases of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and severe physical abuse, in a manner that increases support for and lessens additional trauma to the child victim. |
Outcomes:
Percent increase in number of identified services to child abuse/sexual abuse victims to improve the investigation, prosecution, and overall handling of cases of child sexual abuse and severe child abuse.
Percent increase in number of victims identified and served.
Outputs:
Percent increase in the number of child abuse/sexual abuse prosecutions.
Percent increase in the number of established tribal court CASA programs.
Percent increase in the number of trained staff and advocates.
Percent increase in the number of child protection teams (CPTs) established and/or trained. |
Number of identified services available at the beginning and end of the reporting period.
Number of victims identified and served at the beginning and end of the reporting period.
Number of prosecutions at the beginning and end of the reporting period.
Number of staff and advocates trained and available to provide advocacy/services at the beginning and end of the reporting period.
Number of CPTs established/trained at the beginning and end of the reporting period. |