---
title: Tribal Kinship Care
description: "This toolkit examines issues for consideration in policies and procedures with trauma-informed policy guidance to support the development of tribally specific child welfare policy. NICWA developed this new resource for tribal child welfare programs as part of the [Grandfamilies &…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/kinship/tribal-kinship-care/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Kinship Care
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Tipsheet
  - Tribes
---

# Tribal Kinship Care

This toolkit examines issues for consideration in policies and procedures with trauma-informed policy guidance to support the development of tribally specific child welfare policy. NICWA developed this new resource for tribal child welfare programs as part of the [Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network](https://www.gksnetwork.org/).

 

[Read More](https://www.nicwa.org/latest-news/kinship-services-in-tribal-child-welfare-policy-toolkit/#:~:text=While%20kinship%20care%20is%20a,when%20safety%20becomes%20a%20concern)

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