Seneca-Cayuga Tribe

CHILD PROTECTION PROGRAM

Annual Report

The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe Child Protection Program will provide Child Protection Services to any person who is a member or descendent of a member of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe, Peoria Tribe and Miami Tribe and any other Tribe residing in the Miami Agency Area excluding the Wyandotte Tribe; Modoc Tribe; Quapaw Tribe; Eastern-Shawnee Tribe and Ottawa Tribe.

Tribal Child Protection Workers (CPW) is required by law to investigate reports of child abuse and neglect on Trust or Restricted land (ONLY). If a family is of Indian descent and lives on State land, then it is the jurisdiction of Department of Human Services. They (CPW) assist families in making sure the child's home is safe and healthy.

Child Protective services are provided by the Tribal Child Protection Worker to protect children from harm. The purpose is to identify, treat and prevent child abuse/neglect and to ensure that reasonable efforts are made to maintain and to protect children in their own homes whenever possible. This service is restricted to �Trust or Tribal restricted lands.� (Many Indian housing projects are not on restricted land). The State Department of Human Services program has jurisdiction, authority and responsibility on all other land in the State.

The CPW will assist families to resolve their problems so those children do not have to be removed from the home. The goal is to help families work their problems and stay together. If preventative services fail then the CPW will refer the case to the appropriate authority to remove the child from the home.

Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect comes from many sources. Oklahoma law requires anyone who has reason to believe a child has been abuse or neglected by a parent or caretaker to report it to DHS. A parent, spouse or child may also call DHS child welfare to ask for protective services. Since child abuse records are confidential by law, you will NOT be told who made the report or referral.

If the report is made to DHS, they will contact the appropriate Tribal CPW. If the Tribe is contacted about alleged abuse or neglect, they will contact DHS and arrange joint investigation (if necessary).

Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Child Abuse and Neglect Data

MONTH	TOTAL REFERRALS	SERVICE ONLY CASES	SUBSTANCE ABUSE INVOLVED	CHILD ABUSE	CHILD NEGLECT	SEXUAL ABUSE	SUBSTANTIATED	UNSUBSTANTIATED	REFERRAL TO COURT	SERVICES/OTHER AGENCY	NO ACTION TAKEN
October 2003	2	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
November 2003	1	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	1	0
December 2003	1	2	2	0	3	0	2	1	2	1	0
January 2004	1	2	1	1	2	0	3	0	3	0	0
February 2004	3	2	0	0	5	0	4	1	3	1	1
March 2004	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
April 2004	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
May 2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
June 2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
July 2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total To Date	10	11	6	3	15	0	15	3	13	4	1

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