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title: Understanding ICWA Placements Using Kinship Care Research
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url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/kinship/understanding-icwa-placements-using-kinship-care-research/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Kinship Care
tags:
  - Article
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Tribes
---

# Understanding ICWA Placements Using Kinship Care Research

There are key benefits to following ICWA placement preferences for long-term mental health and well-being of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. Kinship care has similar benefits for all children. This article reviews the research evidence.

 

[Read More](https://www.nicwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2019-Understanding-ICWA-Placements-Using-Kinship-Care-Reasearch-Final.pdf)

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