The Child Welfare System's Response to the National Mental Health Crisis.

The nation's child welfare system serves the most vulnerable youth and families and so has been impacted dramatically by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic with decreases of abuse reporting, delayed toward permanency, and increased disproportionality. Youth in foster care have increased likelihood of boarding in hospital emergency rooms or nontraditional placements. These issues are magnified in exceptional vulnerable populations such as American Indian and Alaska Native children.

Women finding the way: American Indian women leading intervention research in Native communities.

Although there is literature concentrating on cross-cultural approaches to academic and community partnerships with Native communities, few address the process and experiences of American Indian women leading federally funded and culturally grounded behavioral health intervention research in Native communities. This paper summarizes relevant literature on community-engaged research with Native communities, examines traditional roles and modern challenges for American Indian women, describes the culturally grounded collaborative process for the authors' behavioral health intervention development with Native communities, and considers emergent themes from our own research experiences navigating competing demands from mainstream and Native communities. It concludes with recommendations for supporting and enhancing resilience.