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Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017

Introduced: March 28, 2017 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trauma-Informed Care for Children and Families Act of 2017

This bill establishes: (1) the Interagency Task Force on Trauma-Informed Care; (2) the National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center; (3) the Native American Technical Assistance Resource Center to provide trauma-informed technical assistance; and (4) Medicaid demonstration projects to test innovative, trauma-informed approaches for delivering early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to eligible children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must encourage states to collect and report data on adverse childhood experiences.

The bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and other laws to revise or establish provisions related to trauma, including provisions regarding the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, Performance Partnership Pilots, health professional shortage areas, and training of school personnel, court personnel, and health care providers. The Department of Education may award grants for the improvement of trauma support services and mental health care for children in educational settings.

What's happening now April 12, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7