Sen. Res. 346 , the companion bill to the already passed House resolution, was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May 22. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was the sponsor of the resolution that attracted bipartisan co-sponsorship prior to the vote. The House version was sponsored by Rep. Mike Gallagher and Rep. Danny Davis who made statements on the bill as reported earlier on ACEs Connection.

It is both remarkable and natural that the theme of the 2018 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) May 10th Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day event was “Partnering for Health and Hope Following Trauma”—remarkable to hear “ACEs” and “trauma-informed” roll off the tongues of all the federal officials (some seasoned, some new appointees in the Trump Administration) and natural as the awareness of ACEs science grows at lighting speed…at least it feels that way.

The hospital where I was recently treated for a blood clot, showing the facade as it was when I was a four-year old child being treated for burns _____________________________________________________ For over a decade I was a family therapist. Before that, an educator. In the past 20 years have dedicated myself to writing curriculum and designing trainings for Lakeside Global Institute primarily around the subject of trauma. I was honored when Bruce Perry invited me to be a fellow with the...