Reference Guide for Native American Family Preservation Program

摘要

The goals of ANA's Family Preservation Initiative are: to increase the percentage of Native American children raised in healthy family environments; to increase public awareness among Native Americans about the value of healthy relationships, marriages, and responsible fatherhood; to ensure that family preservation services are culturally appropriate; to encourage absentee parents to be more involved in their children's lives; and to increase the percentage of Native American homes that are free from domestic violence and child abuse. This Reference Guide is designed to assist Family Preservation program providers. It offers resources, strategies, and lessons learned on the predominant topics on which Family Preservation programs focus: 1) implementing family strengthening/relationship education programs; 2) delivering relationship education programming to married and unmarried adults as well as youth; 3) providing financial education to couples; 4) addressing challenges to family stability such as substance abuse, domestic violence, and gambling; and 5) offering parenting education, including guidance for fathers and grandparents.