Practice Briefs

Carmelita Smith is the Director of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ Children of the River Child Advocacy Center (CRCAC). NCARC’s Jen Calder interviewed Carmelita to discuss some of the unique aspects of CRCAC’s service population and their ability to meet the cultural needs of a wide variety of Native families while dealing with the complexities of jurisdiction and tight-knit relationships in Tribal communities. Their conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

Nagisa Kondo, Psy.D, is the Director of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) Family Advocacy Center (FAC). NCARC’s Jen Calder recently chatted over Zoom with Nagisa to learn more about the FAC’s history and lessons learned since its 2009 founding. Their conversation has been edited for length and clarity. 

This Practice Brief shares the reflections and insights of Red Bird Woman Center Director Sue Parker and FBI Victim Specialist Heidi Kent. They discuss their working relationship, the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, and what advice they might have for other Tribal stakeholders, CACs, and FBI staff who are attempting to build similarly productive relationships.

NCARC staff reached out to the Directors of six NCA accredited CACs operated by Native Nations.  We asked the Directors questions that we thought might be of interest to others who are interested in developing accredited CACs in their communities. This Practice Brief shares their reflections and insights.

In this Practice Brief, we sit down with Salli Kerr to discuss the operations of a regional CAC and the unique characteristics of the Western Region.

For this Practice Brief, NCARC sat down with Carrie Little, the Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma, to learn how state CAC chapters can serve and support emerging and existing CACs.