Reauthorized and signed into law by President Trump on 12/21/18, some aspects include;
* to support a continuum of evidence-based or promising programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health, behavioral health and substance abuse treatment, family services, and services for children exposed to violence) that are trauma informed, reflect the science of adolescent development, and are designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system.
* the term ‘trauma-informed’ means—
(A) understanding the impact that exposure to violence and trauma have on a youth's physical, psychological, and psychosocial development;
“(B) recognizing when a youth has been exposed to violence and trauma and is in need of help to recover from the adverse impacts of trauma; and
“(C) responding in ways that resist retraumatization;
* the term ‘racial and ethnic disparity’ means minority youth populations are involved at a decision point in the juvenile justice system at disproportionately higher rates than non-minority youth at that decision point;
Click HERE to read the House Bill in its' entirety.
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