Guide: Trauma-Informed Community Change (July 2023) Congress to Consider Bipartisan, Trauma-Informed Legislation

the community. ( Learn more ) Expand trauma-informed, healing-centered workforce (54%) Summary of sample throughout the state. ( Learn more ) Build partnerships and community resilience (42%) Summary of sample ( Learn more ) Address injustice and inequity in the legal system (36%) Summary of sample legislation more ) Support healthy, resilient, and thriving families (30%) Summary of sample legislation: Louisiana . ( Learn more ) Develop a public health approach to trauma (12%) Summary of sample legislation: California

Senate has passed legislation to provide community-based, healing, and trauma-informed support to communities The CTIPP-endorsed legislation, the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, extends the Federal Emergency communities across the nation and thanking CTIPP’s national network for their advocacy efforts: The legislation Committee Passage of Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act (March 2022) Bipartisan, Bicameral Federal Legislation

Promising bipartisan and bicameral federal legislation is now moving its way through the U.S. and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC), recently introduced the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act, legislation The legislation would enable states to obtain reimbursement for trauma or mental health services delivered We urge every member of Congress to support this critically important legislation.” In addition to CTIPP, this legislation is endorsed by National Association of EMTs, International Association

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to include a trauma-informed amendment prior to passing the bipartisan Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Modernization Act of 2022 (H.R. 5129), which is the only federal program with the explicit and overarching goal to reduce poverty, regardless of its cause. The CSBG fights poverty with over 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAA) in 99 percent of America’s counties. It continues to be funded each year through appropriations bills, and it has not been reauthorized since 1998. This bill would reauthorize the block grant for the next 10 years and allows CAAs to serve a wider range of community members. The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) supported Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) in introducing an amendment that directs CSBG to revise the eligible uses of funds to include state and local partnerships that promote healthy communities through the prevention and mitigation of trauma. In response, CTIPP applauded the U.S. House and thanked the amendment’s sponsor: “Applying a trauma-informed approach to help reduce and prevent poverty is long overdue,” said Jesse Kohler, executive director of CTIPP. “Living in poverty is overwhelmingly stressful and can reinforce cycles of trauma, which can then perpetuate ongoing and intergenerational poverty. We need to meet the deeper needs that coincide with the chronic stress associated with not having enough. The passage of this amendment is a big step forward toward reducing poverty and improving health for individuals, families, and communities. We thank Congresswoman Pressley for her work.” The Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022 now heads to the U.S. Senate. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates (2020) that 37.2 million (11.4%) Americans live in poverty, approximately 3.3 million more than in 2019. Poverty rates for people under the age of 18 increased from 14.4 percent in 2019 to 16.1 percent in 2020. Poverty rates also increased for people aged 18 to 64 from 9.4 percent in 2019 to 10.4 percent in 2020. # # # The Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) is a national nonprofit committed to creating a trauma-informed society where individuals, families, and communities have the support and resources necessary to thrive. Through advocacy, policy, and education, CTIPP is building a movement that integrates trauma-informed, resilience-focused, and healing-centered prevention, intervention, and treatment approaches across all sectors and generations. Connect with CTIPP on Twitter , LinkedIn , Facebook , YouTube , and Instagram . #TransformTrauma | #HOPEisNEAR

Our CTIPP CAN January 2025 webinar connected with other advocates as we activate our 2025 legislative CTIPP also announced free advocacy support for trauma-informed legislation. Working with aligned advocates and organizations, we'll co-create campaigns to connect with targeted legislators SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSED TRAUMA-INFORMED LEGISLATION HELP US MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THIS FREE RESOURCE

This legislation takes a proactive, population-level, public health approach. Recognizing that rural communities face unique challenges in accessing mental health services, the legislation The legislation represents a crucial investment in America’s mental health infrastructure by recommending Let's make our voices heard and urge Congress to vote YES on this transformative legislation.  Want to get more involved and speak with your representatives or local media to support this legislation

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trauma-informed education practices working TAKE ACTION: We created this Trauma-Informed Schools toolkit with a sample Instead of passing legislation with new funding levels, a CR extends the FY22 omnibus appropriations Here are links to the press release and summary of the legislation . The committee will hold a markup of the legislation Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 10:00am ET. Sign your name to tell your federal legislator how important it is that we invest in children, families

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ADVANCED LEGISLATION CTIPP-Endorsed Bills Outperformed. Only 18 percent of all Congressional legislation made it past introduction and was considered in Committee CTIPP-backed legislation overperformed in the 117th Congress. Most of the legislation CTIPP endorsed was introduced in a bipartisan manner. childhood trauma and poor health conditions in adulthood by using a diverse nationally representative sample

The call also featured an update on Congress and federal legislation, as well as a briefing from Capitol Hill staff on gun control legislation and improving ACEs data collection.

By Jen Curt, Director of Government Affairs SUPPORTED LEGISLATION Fifty-six percent of the bills that Two-thirds of CTIPP-endorsed legislation was introduced bipartisanly, with sponsors and original cosponsors CTIPP-Endorsed Legislation Includes: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization childhood trauma and poor health conditions in adulthood by using a diverse nationally representative sample The updates included summaries of new legislation, the latest federal agency action, a call to action

By Jen Curt, CTIPP's Director of Government Affairs A Summer of Legislating August is usually a quiet House and Senate passed reconciliation legislation with every Democrat voting in support. Reconciliation is a process used to pass legislation that only changes spending, revenues, and/or the Unlike most legislation (subject to the Senate filibuster, and therefore requires 60 yes votes to pass Late last month, the Senate Democrats released their Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations legislation.

This urgently needed new legislation will expand  our nation’s approach to mental health by supporting Click here to see a summary and text of the legislation . We strongly urge Congress to pass this very important legislation this year.” For this reason we urge Congress to enact this important legislation this year.”  This is why we urge Congress to pass this very important legislation this year."

Even when including every instance of the use of the simple phrase “trauma-informed” in many past years The steady increase in legislative activity over time underscores a deepening collective consciousness Definitions found throughout legislation uplifted in ITTIC’s 2023 report attend to this duality, and Legislative Initiatives Out of the 26 measures sponsored/co-sponsored exclusively by Republican legislators Write a short email thanking the legislator for their leadership.

OCTOBER 3, 2022, UPDATE: Thankfully, after months of advocacy, Congress passed legislation to extend CTIPP endorsed this legislation, which is advancing through the Chamber right on time.