It’s time for us to speak up. This coming January, your elected officials in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives will set their policy priorities for the next Congress.

Our nation is facing many crises that are taking the lives of our loved ones: substance misuse, youth mental challenges, heart disease, violence, and many more. 

For years, Congress has delivered investments to tackle each crisis separately through intervention and treatment. Yet, the crises continue. Why? 

Congress has not yet addressed the root cause of all of these crises - trauma.

Your Congressmember needs to hear this from you. Make your voice heard, add your name today, and share with your network to increase support for this important letter.

Sincerely,

Your Friends at CTIPP

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

CTIPP'S Trauma-Informed Schools report featured in Mad in America: The interview with Executive Director Jesse Kohler explores how and why trauma-informed policies and practices can make schools safer and healthier environments to help address the nation's mental health crisis.

Federal Trauma-Informed Grants: CTIPP wants to help our network access the government funding available for states, localities, and community-based organizations to address trauma. As a start, we looked at the federal grants open and posted on grants.gov through October 2022 and discovered 24 grants aligned with trauma-informed work.

Accessibility and Belonging: CTIPP’s vision of a trauma-informed and -responsive society demands dismantling oppression.

Explore why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) frameworks need to include the concepts of “Accessibility” and “Belonging” (ABDEIJ).

Washington, DC Update:
Check out the latest trauma-informed federal update from Jen Curt, CTIPP’s Director of Government Affairs about what the results of the 2022 midterm elections mean for our advocacy work with Congress.

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 7: The Lunch Hour with Gabor Mate, M.D. Hosted by ResilientPA, Dr. Mate is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. He is an internationally renowned expert on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship between stress and illness.

December 15: How Trauma-Informed Courts Can Promote Healing and Resilience with Pathways to Resilience. Learn about innovative trauma-informed practices implemented in Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee courts.

December 21: CTIPP’s next Community Advocacy Network (CAN) call will feature Erin McDonald, who is leading the just-launched Equitable Long-Term Recovery and Resilience Plan for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP).

SEE ALSO: Our November CTIPP CAN call tested a new tool – Airmeet – to further the trauma-informed movement’s ability to network and share learned experiences.

MINDFUL MOMENT: COME BACK

 

When you catch yourself caught up in worries about the future or replaying any suffering from the past, just notice it happening and simply (and kindly!) say to yourself, “Come back.” Then take a calming breath and focus on what you are doing in the present moment.

 
 
 
 
 
 

Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & Practice
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(215) 370-1362 | jesse@traumacampaign.org

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