Upcoming Hearings
Past Hearings
Virtual Hearing: Education and Social Services to Prevent and Address Youth Justice Involvement
Eastern Regional Hearing
The Commission on Native Children to hold its ninth regional hearing to hear from expert witnesses and the public on the successes, challenges, and needs for supporting Native children on the five key topics:
1. Physical, mental, and behavioral health;
2. Education and early childhood development;
3. Child welfare, juvenile justice, and violence;
4. System innovations and best practices in Native communities; and
5. Youth and community panel
Virtual Hearing – K-12—parent involvement and reduced truancy
Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Hearing
1. Physical, mental, and behavioral health;
2. Education and early childhood development;
3. Child welfare, juvenile justice, and violence;
4. System innovations and best practices in Native communities; and
5. Youth and community panel
Virtual Hearing: Medicaid and other Third Party Payers and Improved Access to Health
Virtual Hearing – Physical health—diabetes and nutrition
Hawaii Regional Hearing
February 15 – 16, 2023
The Commission on Native Children to hold its seventh regional hearing to hear from expert witnesses and the public on the successes, challenges, and needs for supporting Native children on the four key topics:
1. Physical, mental, and behavioral health;
2. Education and early childhood development;
3. Child welfare, juvenile justice, and violence;
4. System innovations and best practices in Native communities; and
5. Youth and community panel
Virtual Hearing – Physical health-accident prevention and wellness
Virtual Hearing – Research and Data Collection
Virtual Hearing – Cross-Cutting- Role of Government
Virtual Hearing – Cross-Cutting – Increased Coordination for Wrap-Around Services for Native Children
Virtual Hearing – ICWA—Overview of Tribal Capacity Building to Prevent and Respond to Child Maltreatment and Increase Coordination of Services
October 6-7, 2022 Southern Plains and Eastern Oklahoma Regional Hearing”
The Commission on Native Children to hold its fourth regional hearing to hear from expert witnesses and the public on the successes, challenges, and needs for supporting Native children on the key topics:
1. Physical, mental, and behavioral health;
2. Education and early childhood development;
3. Child welfare, juvenile justice, and violence;
4. System innovations and best practices in Native communities; and
5. Youth and community panel
Virtual Hearing – ICWA — Overview of Improvements to the Child Welfare System to Reduce Disproportionality, Data Trends and Implications, and Prevention/Family Preservation (including changes to IV-E)
Pacific Regional Hearing
The Commission on Native Children to hold its fourth regional hearing to hear from expert witnesses and the public on the successes, challenges, and needs for supporting Native children on the four key topics:
1. Physical, mental, and behavioral health;
2. Education and early childhood development;
3. Child welfare, juvenile justice, and violence;
4. System innovations and best practices in Native communities; and
5. Youth and community panel
Virtual Hearing – ICWA – Overview of Jurisdiction and State/Tribal/Local/Federal Collaboration to Protect Native Children
Overview of Child Maltreatment in Native Communities and Impact of Indian Child Welfare Act
Great Plains and Midwest Regional Hearing
Virtual Hearing—Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Virtual Hearing—College and Career Readiness
Navajo Regional Hearing
Virtual Hearing–Increasing Native Children’s Academic Achievement
Virtual Hearing–Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
Southwest and Western Regional Hearing
Virtual Hearing–Early Childhood Development
Virtual Hearing–Juvenile Justice
Alaska Regional Hearing
Hearing on Early Childhood Development
Hearing on COVID-19 Impacts
The Potential of Tribal Colleges and Universities to Support Native Children’s Success
Public Hearing at the National Indian Education Association Meeting
Virtual Hearing–Generational and Multi-Generational Approaches
Virtual Hearing–Youth Substance Use Prevention
Regional Hearing (Shortened due to COVID-19)
Events