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If you are planning or currently trying to work with your local/state government and/or organizational/community leadership to get ACEs recognized and trauma-informed approaches implemented, here are some solid, authoritative resources from the U.S. Federal Government that recognize the ACE Study and/or recommend trauma-informed practices (TIP).
This brief statement titled "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Encourages States To Adopt Trauma-Informed Practices" (Jul/Aug 2013) issued by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) names and links to the five federal government agencies issuing guidance on using trauma-informed care (TIC), trauma-informed approaches (TIA), or trauma-informed practices (TIP) in services for children, families, and individuals. The statement is one page and it is worth sharing.
The first three agencies mentioned in the statement are in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) directed by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Links are provided, though, the first two do not point directly to any TIP's. Please be sure to read Secretary Sebelius' July 2013 announcement, "Helping victims of childhood trauma heal and recover," on her blog. That is another authoritative source worth sharing as is SAMHSA's page on their Natl. Center for Trauma-Informed Care. The first two sources below are mentioned only to express the HHS agencies involved in forwarding this mission and to edify, you the reader.
- Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration’s,
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (SAMHSA/NCTIC)
The next two entities work under the U.S. Dept. of Justice led by Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. The executive summary (Dec. 2012) or full report (Dec. 2012) are sources worth sharing. Additionally, I found a fact sheet (Sept. 2010) that might be worthy, too. The one-page message (Aug. 2013) from Robert Listenbee, Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention and the one-page newsletter (Jul/Aug 2013) may be worth sharing as well. Links to other sources have been added only to edify, you the reader, more on the task force or agency involved.
- Attorney General’s Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence – "Defending Childhood"
- Full Report (244 pgs) -- Executive Summary (21 pgs) -- Fact Sheet (one-page)
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
- Robert Listenbee's Aug. 2013 message on HHS guidance regarding TIP
- Jul/Aug 2013 Newsletter referencing trauma-informed practices (TIP)
- National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence publication series
The link to the original OJJDP statement is: http://www.ojjdp.gov/newsletter/242652/sf_3.html. Please be sure to read it thoroughly and check all the links in the statement to see if they can help you in your efforts. This post reflects resources I felt relevant that came from the original OJJDP statement or pertain to the government's initiative.
On September 19th, the National Institutes of Correction disseminated the Tri-Angency Letter on Trauma-Informed Care to the the State Departments of Corrections. This alerted the DOCS's to the federal governments very strong interest in promoting Trauma-Informed Care throughout state department corrections agencies.
It's also important to note that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the nation's premier public health agency and maintains a website on the ACE Study (http://www.cdc.gov/ace/) in addition to VetoViolence (http://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/) a website to raise awareness and promote prevention strategies concerning many forms of violence.
If you are looking for organizational models to learn how to become a Trauma-Informed System of Care (TISC), please see the Training/Models section of our Resource Center. If you are looking for toolkits on Trauma-Informed Care, please see the Toolkits section of our Resource Center.
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# 13 U.S. Federal Government agencies supporting the ACE Study & TIC.
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