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Task force presents trauma-informed Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons toolkit, templates and alert guidance
Summary
Presenters described a new toolkit from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons task force: practical templates (timelines, contact logs, alert templates), coordination guidance with Washington State law enforcement liaisons and a MIPA alert signup; presenters stressed trauma-informed design and said the toolkit will be updated annually.
Carolyn and Scott Finkham presented a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIWP/MMIWR) toolkit during a virtual conference breakout session, describing practical templates, alert procedures and support resources for families and advocates.
The presenters said the toolkit was developed over a multi-year process beginning after 2018 legislation that directed the Washington State Patrol to prepare a statewide report. Scott Finkham said the project brought together families, tribal leaders, law enforcement liaisons and subject-matter experts and led to systems now in place or in development, including tribal liaisons with the Washington State Patrol, a missing indigenous persons alert system (MIPA), and an Attorney General cold case unit focused on indigenous cases.
The toolkit is framed as an…
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