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Tom Crofoot, Member

Tom Crofoot was born in Omak, WA. and is a descendant of the Colville Confederated Tribes. He is Associate Professor of Social Work at Eastern Washington University.

Tom spent five years as a social worker for Oregon child welfare, four years as a psychiatric social worker and two years as a mental health crisis specialist for children and adolescents. He's been widely published. His recent articles cover topics that include, mental health, health and substance abuse service needs for Native Americans, mental health screening results and suicidal behavior of youth in care and using reasons for living to connect children and youth to American Indian healing traditions.

Tom received a Bachelors in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, a Masters in Social Work from Portland State University in Portland and a Ph.D. in Social Welfare from the University of Washington, Seattle.