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SUMMARY:Best Practices for Providing Victim Services to American Indians and Alaska Natives
DESCRIPTION:On December 18 at 2:00 p.m. ET\, the Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center will present an online Expert Q&A discussion with Tamara Fife and Melissa Riley on “Best Practices for Providing Victim Services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.” \nThere can be many challenges in providing victim services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities\, including jurisdictional complexities\, cultural barriers\, historical trauma\, and resource disparities. What are some best practices that have been used successfully to provide effective victim services to this population?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt’s easy to participate: \n1. Register and submit your questions in advance. \n  \n2. Log into the session at the time of the event. \n3. Engage with the experts as they answer your questions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Hosts \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamara Fife \n  \nTamara Fife (Chickasaw) is the Tribal relations director for the Washington State Department of Health\, where she leads agency-wide priority projects with 29 Tribal Nation partners\, coordinates the resolution of barriers Tribal constituents encounter in the agency\, and acts on behalf of the Secretary of Health on emergent issues in Indian Country. \nSince 1995\, she has supported victim service providers to build strong and successful financial grant management systems and trauma-informed programs and policies. She is passionate about contributing her time and efforts to the safety and well-being of the Tribal and rural communities where she lives and works. Ms. Fife leads community-based participatory strategic planning and evaluation initiatives\, always building from the strength and resilience within communities. She has a deep understanding of the capacity building and resource development challenges of diverse groups thriving in the margins of the mainstream. She works with their governance bodies and staff to assess their capacities and community assets—and then helps them write plans to build relationships across their constituencies to sustain their common missions to serve victims of crime. \nShe collaborates with community members to develop trauma-informed program planning and policy initiatives tailored to their unique cultural nuances\, which result in culturally relevant and responsive victim services. She is actively engaged in national and state policy development\, advocating for systemic changes that address the root causes of crime and contributing to the long-term well-being of her community. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Public Health.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelissa E. Riley \n  \nMelissa E. Riley (Mescalero Apache)\, Ph.D.\, is the owner and principal of Native Community Development Associates\, LLC\, of New Mexico\, and a consultant to national\, state\, and Tribal agencies and public and private organizations. Dr. Riley has managed federal projects for OVC grantees\, including the national Counseling and Faith-Based Services for Crime Victims in Indian Country Training and Technical Assistance and the Children’s Justice Act Partnership in Indian Country Training and Technical Assistance grants. She developed curricula for the New Mexico Department of Health Office of Community Health Workers\, Gallup Indian Health Services\, the University of Texas at Arlington\, and others. She developed sexual assault protocols\, behavioral health/social service\, and other Tribal multidisciplinary policies and procedures that enhance victim service response and increase prosecution. She helped revise curricula and train recipients of Tribal Justice System Planning Grants from the Department of Justice. \nDr. Riley developed and implemented wrap-around services for Tribal programs in communities impacted by alcohol/substance abuse\, crime\, and other social issues. She is a direct service provider for several New Mexico Tribal communities\, providing counseling\, social work\, home evaluations\, guardian ad litem services\, and family conferencing facilitation. She teaches Tribal social work courses at New Mexico Highlands University and early childhood and bilingual education courses at New Mexico State University. She is currently the director of the Native American Social Work Studies Institute at New Mexico Highlands University\, conducting research and developing courses.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOVC’s Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) provides training to support professional development\, enhance services to the community\, and expand outreach to underserved victims of crime. \nSign up for the OVC TTAC mailing list and be the first to learn about trainings\, events\, and technical assistance resources. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOVC shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it. Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) online to register for services or to find out more.
URL:https://navaa.org/event/best-practices-for-providing-victim-services-to-american-indians-and-alaska-natives/
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