Child Maltreatment Best Practices: Implications for Native Children

There are several Native-focused child maltreatment prevention programs (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health program [LAUNCH]; SafeCare; and Home Visiting programs) that were established as a result of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) and intervention programs (adapted evidence-based treatments) in collaboration with the National Child Trauma Center. In fact, the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting grant program was established for federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations (Child Welfare Information Gateway, n.d.). These child maltreatment prevention efforts are situated within the home visiting programs requiring evidence-based strategies that are also culturally relevant