Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Colorado House Bill 1281 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Progress mental and behavioral Program within the Behavioral Health Administration of the state ( which itself was created through legislation Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: California Assembly Bill 1929 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Develop a public health approach The violence prevention programs supported for coverage through this legislation are defined as “evidence-based The Medi-Cal coverage provided in the legislation would expand the utilization of supports, and services

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Hawaii House Bill 2315 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Integrate historical, cultural, racial Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation : Massachusetts House Bill 3953 CTIPP Policy Dimension : Build partnerships and community ITTIC analyzed were aligned with this dimension) Summary : This measure, which was not enacted this legislative Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Louisiana House Bill 921 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Support healthy, resilient, and Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Illinois House Bill 5698 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Cultivate aging, bereavement, and Notably, while this bill was not signed into law during this legislative session, the concept of developing Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Federal House of Representatives 6961 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Champion veterans, Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Colorado House Bill 1295 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Increase positive experiences in Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Kentucky Senate Bill 102 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Prevent and address trauma while Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: California Assembly Bill 1117 CTIPP Policy Dimension : Improve quality and accessibility aligned with this dimension) Summary : This Democrat-led measure, which was not signed into law this legislative Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Federal House of Representatives 3467 & Senate 4332 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Grow the equity concerns in the original ACE study by including a more diverse, nationally-representative sample Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation : Vermont Senate Bill 195 & House Bill 560 CTIPP Policy Dimension : Expand trauma-informed support from peer-led community-based mental health organizations as well as an acknowledgment among legislators Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Federal H.R. 9201 & S. 5251 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Advance environmental and climate bills ITTIC analyzed were aligned with this dimension) Summary: Though not signed into law during this legislative Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: Washington House Bill 1756 & Senate Bill 5639 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Address Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

Trauma Therapist and Director of Trauma-Informed Practice & System Transformation NOTE: The enclosed is sample legislation from CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights. Sample Legislation: New York Assembly Bill 3074 & Senate Bill 1067 CTIPP Policy Dimension: Make local aligned with this dimension) Summary: This bipartisan measure, which was not signed and enacted this legislative Explore CTIPP’s 2022 Trauma-Informed Policy Development Highlights Explore ITTIC’s Trauma-Informed Legislative

That’s why we’re excited to offer a new, free resource to help you advocate for trauma-informed legislation What Types of Trauma-Informed Legislation Are We Looking For? or policy you’re advocating for, including: Summary or full text of the legislation  Which legislators Why is the legislation important, and how does it support trauma-informed principles? What is your elevator pitch for your legislation? Submit Your Request to CTIPP.

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EXCERPT: As participants in a growing and vital trauma-informed movement in [State], we are writing on behalf of a coalition of organizations that have joined in the fight to reduce adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and heal trauma across the lifespan, and to build resilient communities across our state. As you lead our state’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge you to consider how ACEs science can be applied to prevent and reduce a vast range of health and social problems rooted in trauma—problems that existed prior to the pandemic but have been exacerbated by it. View the full letter: