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Collaborations & Connections Between Tribal Child Support & Domestic Violence Programs
Resources to Make It Real
Department of Health and Human Services
Administration For Children and Families Office of Child Support Enforcement
Introduction • This webinar will highlight promising practices for
tribal child support programs and tribal domestic violence agencies for: o Enhancing safe access to child support; and o Focusing on new resources in tribal settings
• It will also include information about the launch of a new domestic violence and child support liaisons network.
Agenda • Introduction • FVPSA Overview • Why Collaborations &
Connections are Important
• OCSE – Child Support overview
• Scope of the Issues • Moving Beyond the
Conversation • Promising practice
models from three tribes
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Michael Hayes – Office of Child Support Enforcement
Ken Noyes – Family Violence Prevention Services Program
Tami Masuca -‐‑ Office of Child Support Enforcement
Lisa Skenandore – Oneida Nation Child Support
Jacqueline Pische – Forest County Potawatomi Child Support
Sandy Rourke/Jennifer Brown – St. Regis Mohawk Child Support
PRESENTERS:
Poll – Who’s on the webinar?
A. Tribal Child support program manager/
administrator
B. Tribal Child support frontline staff
C. Tribal Domestic Violence program manager/
administrator
D. Tribal Domestic Violence program frontline staff
FVPSA Program Update
Presented to Tribal Child Support Administrators, Tribal DV Programs and Tribal Stakeholders, 10.29.2015
Collaborations and Connections Between Child Support Agencies and the Domestic Violence Field: Resources to Make it Real
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FVPSA’s Legacy 1984-‐‑2015 Offering families impacted by domestic violence connections to safety and support for 30 years
• First authorized as part of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984 (PL98-457)
CDC National Intimate Partner and Sexual
Violence Survey
FVPSA Funding Purpose
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Ø To assist States and Tribes in efforts to prevent domestic violence and dating violence
Ø Provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of domestic violence and their dependents
Ø Provide for a National Domestic Violence Hotline
Ø Provide for technical assistance and training relating to domestic violence and DV programs to States, Tribes, public agencies, community-based programs and the public.
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FVPSA Formula Grants Overview
• State & Territory grants 70% o Awards are based on population formula o Managed by FVPSA State Administrators
• Tribal grants 10% o Awards to tribes and tribal organizations o Annual application to receive funding
• Coalition grants 10% o Awards to the designated, statewide, domestic violence Coalitions as
described in 10402(11) and 10411(c)(1) of FVPSA o Annual application to receive funding
• 10% of the approved appropriation. • Tribal enrollment numbers from US
Census • A base allocation • The number of tribes applying. *see framing paper for history of award
amounts*
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FY 15 Tribal Awards Total Funding for Tribal Formula Grants
$13,500,000
Range of Awards $16,356 to $1,472,006
Number of Tribes Funded 256
Number of Grants 140
Number of Grants at $16,356 184
Number of Grants between $22k and $85k 62
Number of Grants between $124k and $817k 6
Number of Grants over $1,000,000 4
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1.27 Million Clients Served In 2014, FVPSA provided funds to
• 1,250 domestic violence shelter programs
• 257 domestic violence non-shelter programs
• 137 Tribal Domestic Violence Programs
FVPSA funded programs provided • safe housing • crisis response • advocacy • legal assistance • counseling • safety planning • support groups
886,996 women
73,339 men
288,633 children
FVPSA State Administrators &
Domestic Violence Coalitions
• 56 State & Territorial Domestic Violence Coalitions o www.nnedv.org/
resources/coalitions.html
• FVPSA State Administrators o http://
www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/fysb/statecontactlist.pdf
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National, Cultural, and Special Issue
Resource Centers
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§ National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRCDV) – www.futureswithoutviolence.org
§ Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Custody (RCDVCC) – www.ncjfcj.org/dept/fvd
§ National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) – www.nrcdv.org and www.vawnet.org
§ National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center – www.niwrc.org
§ National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health (NCDVTMH) - www.nationalcenterdvtraumamh.org
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Culturally Specific Special Issue Resource Centers
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§ Battered Women’s Justice Project: Criminal and Civil Justice Center (BWJP) – www.bwjp.org
§ Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV) – www.apiahf.org/apidvinstitute
§ Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVACC) – www.idvaac.org
§ National Latina Network for Healthy Families and Communities - Casa de Esperanza www.casadeesperanza.org
Getting Help with Domestic Violence
Free and confidential help is available for victims of domestic violence 24 hours a day:
§ National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 § National Teen Dating
Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474 § National Sexual Assault
Hotline (RAINN)
1-800-656-4673
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/resource/help-fv
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Formula Team
Regions 1 and 4 & American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Ken Noyes – Senior Program Specialist and Team Coordinator Regions 2, 3, and 5 & Virgin Islands Angela Yannelli – Senior Program Specialist
Regions 6 and 9 Rebecca Odor – Senior Program Specialist (also co-manage pacific territory grants)
Regions 7,8 and 10 Shena Williams– Senior Program Specialist
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What is Domestic Violence? ¨ A pattern of abusive behaviors that adults and
adolescents use against an intimate partner ¤ Physical
¤ Sexual,
¤ Psychological
¤ Economic coercion
¨ It is characterized by one partner’s effort to control the other by use of a range of tactics.
o That filing for child support will lead to increased contact, harassment, and more abuse
o That their information will be revealed and they will be located by the abuser
o That attempting to obtain and or enforce child support may increase the abuser’s anger and potentially lead the abuser to seek retribution
o Filing for child support may reconnect a survivor and abuser in a formal and lasting way
Why Collaborations and Connections? Survivor concerns about child support
• One in ten unmarried mothers signing a paternity form
at the hospital report domestic violence with the father • 38% of mothers with child support cases have
experienced domestic violence from the other parent • 1/3rd of mothers in the child support system report DV as
one reason for ending the relationship with the other parent
• More than 4 out of 10 mothers who have no formal child support order and receive no informal support report DV with the other parent
(Source: University of Texas – LBJ School of Public Affairs, Child and Family Research Partnership) *State child support program data.
Why Collaborations and Connections? Incidence of DV and Child Support *
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Gehing Started: New OCSE Resources
• Safe Access to Child Support Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence: Scope of the Issue o Brief overview of the “why”
• Enhancing Safe Access to Child Support Services: IV-D Program Inventory and Planning Resource o Roadmap for the “how”
Roadmap for implementation • Establishing a partnership – feed
two birds with one seed o Build capacity to provide child
support services for survivors o Promote economic stability for
survivors by connecting to child support services
• Key leaders from child support and DV programs/coalitions
• Identify DV partnership “leads” • Describe services – child support and
domestic violence • Identify critical issues for survivors and
potential short-term response • Clear expectations and constraining factors • Plan next steps and establish responsibilities
Roadmap for implementation – Convening a first meeting
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¨ Screening for and promoting disclosure of domestic violence
¨ Family Violence Indicator (FVI) policy and procedures
¨ Specialized case management for cases with disclosure
¨ Safety procedures for court/hearings/in-office conferences
¨ Training – for child support workers and advocates
¨ Legal practice/judicial context ¨ Feedback and accountability
Roadmap for implementation – Taking Inventory
• DV resource and referral guide distributed to child support staff
• DV resources displayed in child support offices/lobbies/courts
• Invite child support staff to attend DV conferences
• Provide child support “101” to DV advocates • Review child support application and refine
questions related to DV • Attend/observe child support hearings
Roadmap for implementation – Examples of first follow up actions
“Federal IV-D funds may be used to…” o Provide information about family violence and to
screen and make effective referrals o Develop, produce, disseminate, and present
outreach, education materials, and curricula about safe access to child support services – this includes training of child support staff
o Consult with community-based domestic violence experts and with experts in the field of domestic violence
o Create domestic violence units that include trained case workers to provide specialized child support services
Roadmap for implementation – PIQ 12-‐‑02: “Partnering with other programs..”
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OCSE DV resources
Tribal Child Support (IV-‐‑D) Programs
o The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) was a direct result of welfare reform legislation regarding child support issues.
o New legislation included funds for Tribal Child Support Enforcement (TCSE).
o Start-up programs (do not manage cases) receive 100% federal funding.
o Comprehensive programs are fully functional and receive 90% or 80% federal funding.
20% tribal 80% federal
Tribal Child Support Programs
• There are currently: o 59 comprehensive programs o 4 start-up programs
• Pursuant to 45 CFR 309, comprehensive programs must meet 5 core requirements: o Establish Paternity o Establish Child Support Orders o Enforce Child Support Orders o Modify Child Support Orders o Locate Parents and their Assets
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Tribal Child Support Programs
OCSE
Tribes
States
o Federal, state, and tribal child support agencies coordinate and collaborate to provide quality services to the children they serve. o Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) o Work Plans o Service Agreements o Meetings o Training and Technical Assistance
o Tribal programs collaborate with other tribal programs via interagency agreements and referral processes.
Counties
Statistics • 24.4% of Native people
live in poverty; • 27.6% of Native people
are uninsured (compare to 15.1% nationally).
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• Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are some of the poorest people in the US with a median income of $35,192 (compared to $50,502 nationally);
Source: 2011 American Community Survey
Statistics – Scope of the Issue
• AIAN women are 2.5 times more likely to be victims of violent crimes than other races and 4 times more likely to be victims of rape and sexual assault.
• 3 out of 5 AIAN women (61%) have been assaulted
in their lifetimes. • 67% of AIAN women who report sexual assaults
report the offender as non-Native.
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• 71% of AIAN women who reported rape and sexual assault knew their perpetrator.
• AIAN women are murdered more than 10 times the
national average. • Domestic violence and sexual assaults are highly
under-reported because AIAN women believe that nothing will be done about it anyway.
Statistics – Scope of the Issue (cont.)
Child Support to Families
• Child support represents 45% of family income for families living under the poverty level.
• Nationally, 95% of child support is disbursed directly to families.
Tribal IV-‐‑D Statistics for 2014
• Caseload = 50,892 • Paternities Concluded = 33,834 • Child Support Orders Est. = 34,413
• Collections = $47.3 Million
Source: OCSE’s FY 2014 Preliminary Report to Congress Data might not have been submi[ed by all IV-‐‑D Tribes
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Moving Beyond the Conversation: Practical Advice
• It’s important for child support staff to learn how to recognize the subtle signs of DV/SA
• Establish policies and practice safety procedures for clients
• Establish policies and practice safety procedures for staff
• Cross-train domestic violence/sexual assault staff and child support staff with basic information about the services they each provide.
• Display program brochures form each
other’s program in your respective offices.
Moving Beyond the Conversation: Practical Advice
• Confidentiality o Flag child support cases when domestic
violence/sexual assault is identified. o NEVER give out personal identifying information
over the phone, by email, to anyone who is not a party to the case or when the case is flagged by a Family Violence Indicator (FVI).
o Request the presence of law enforcement at court hearings on cases flagged by FVI.
Moving Beyond the Conversation: Practical Advice
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• Coordinate services whenever possible o Often times, victims staying in shelters have no
transportation. • Programs can work together to make sure the
custodial parent has a ride to court or can appear by phone.
o Develop flexible child support policies that will allow a staff member to visit their client at the shelter if needed.
o Be flexible and think outside the box.
Moving Beyond the Conversation: Practical Advice
Promising Practices Oneida Nation
• Logistics – majority of our human service programming is located within the same building o One Stop Shop Concept o Active referrals – may contact advocate while in house for assistance.
• Oneida Domestic Violence Services o Batterer’s Intervention o Victim Advocacy o Children’s Services
• Training from Domestic Violence Advocates o Including Restraining Order Process
• Utilizing safe child drop off/pick up at local Sheriff's department or mutual 3rd party.
• Redacting address information from all orders.
Promising Practices Cont... Oneida Nation
• Provides resources and support for the family o Support for batterer through strong intervention program
• Spiritual teachings including sweatlodge • Addressing gender roles from a native perspective
o Advocacy for the victim – including attendance at court hearings o 16 week educational program o Both roles work together for the overall betterment of the family
o Family goal may be to get assistance and work through issues, not necessarily to break the unit up.
• Active children’s services as well. o Referrals to other supportive agencies such as Oneida Behavioral Health
for substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment.
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Promising Practices Forest County Potawatomi
• Forest County operates under a “Family Services Team” o Child Support o TANF/Medicaid o DV Advocacy o Child Care o Indian Child Welfare
FCPC Processes Informal Formal
• Identifying person in need
• Reaching out to appropriate worker (s)
• Providing client with contact information
• Official written referral forms utilized
• Advocates may appear in office or in court if need arises as an “observer”
• If child is in danger Social services or ICW involved
Promising Practices Saint Regis Mohawk
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Child Support Program became a comprehensive program in March of 2014. The SRMT CSEU realizes how Child support is an essential element for victims of domestic violence. The CSEU continually strives to establish cooperative relationships with the agencies involved with a family in order to promote the best possible outcomes for the families.
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Tribal Partnerships The Three Sisters Program offers the following services:
• Safety Planning • 24 hour Crisis Response • Advocacy
o Personal o Medical o Criminal Justice o Family Court o Transitional Housing o Transportation
• Orders of Protection Supervised Visitation & Exchange
• Safe Home
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Child Support Enforcement Unit partners with our Three Sisters Stop Domestic Violence Program.
Community Partnerships • The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Child Support is an active partner with a community based organization called the Seven Dancers Coalition.
• One of the many purposes of the Coalition is to increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against Native American women and their families through education and prevention programs while incorporating the culture of our peoples.
• The Coalition hosts numerous fun, safe and free events throughout the year that promote healthy choices for our community.
Domestic Violence in Akwesasne
The Three Sisters Program has served more than 120 Domestic Violence victims and 9 victims of Sexual Assault since January of 2014. The Program has provided 450 Shelter Nights in our Safe Home for 11 women and 12 children since January 2015.
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Promising Practices • Cross Training with Three Sisters Stop Domestic
Violence Program • Resource and Referral to the Three Sisters Stop
Domestic Violence Program • Child Support Application first opportunity for parent
to disclose domestic violence. Once Disclosure is made the file is marked with a domestic violence indicator.
• Written procedures on good cause exemption assistance
• Case Manager can go to shelter to conduct intake of child support case.
Conclusion • New Domestic Violence and
Child Support Liaisons Network • Questions and Answers
For More Information: • Michael Hayes, Senior Programs Manager, OCSE
o Phone: 202-401-5651 o Email: [email protected]
• Ken Noyes, Senior Program Specialist, FVPSA o Phone: 202-205-7891 o Email: [email protected]
• Tami Masuca, Program Specialist, OCSE – RO5 o Phone: 312-886-5334 o Email: [email protected]
• Lisa Skenandore, IV-D Director, Oneida Nation o Phone: 920-490-3701 ext. 3766 o Email: [email protected]
• Jacqueline Pische, IV-D Director, FC Potawatomi o Phone: o Email:
• Sandy Rourke IV-D Program Director Saint Regis Mohawk o Phone: 518-358-2272 o Email: [email protected]