Search Results: keywords:"trauma-informed care"

  • H. R. 7227 — To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:11,784

    H.R. 7227 aims to create the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. The bill intends to investigate and report on the historical and ongoing effects of Indian Boarding Schools on Native American communities, recommending ways for...

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    H.R. 7227 wants to create a special group to learn about and help Native American communities hurt by Indian Boarding Schools in the past, but it uses money that was supposed to help with COVID-19 and might not tell everyone how it spends all its money.

  • H. R. 9366 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,582

    H.R. 9366, known as the "Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act," directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to find and implement effective strategies to improve the mental health and well-being of children in Head Start programs. The bill aims to enhance social-emotional,...

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    The Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act wants to help kids in special learning programs feel happy and learn better by using smart ways to help, and it also plans to give some money to make sure people learn how to do it right all over the country.

  • H. R. 8502 — To provide protections for children in immigration custody, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:41,685

    The Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2024 aims to enhance protections for children held in immigration custody in the United States. The bill establishes guidelines to prevent family separations, improve the conditions in detention facilities, and require timely,...

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    The Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2024 is a plan to keep kids safe when they're staying in special places because of immigration issues, making sure they have good care, proper conditions, and someone to help them with legal stuff if needed.

  • S. 1723 — An Act To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:11,095

    S. 1723 establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States. The commission will investigate and report on the history and long-term impacts of Indian Boarding Schools on Native American communities. It will also develop...

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    This bill is about setting up a special group to learn about old schools that were not nice to Native American kids a long time ago, so we can find out what happened and help those families feel better now. The government would spend a lot of money to do this and make sure the group works well, but some people are worried about how the money might be used and if everything will be open and fair.

  • S. 3628 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve mobility crisis under the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:988

    S. 3628 aims to amend the Social Security Act to address mobility crises under the Medicare program. The bill proposes introducing payments for mobile crisis response team services starting January 1, 2025, to assist individuals experiencing mental health or substance use...

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    S. 3628 is a bill that wants to help people who are having big, scary feelings or problems with things like sadness or being worried. It plans to pay special helpers to come and calm them down and find them more help if needed.

  • S. 4007 — To direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,522

    S. 4007 is a bill that aims to enhance the understanding and handling of human trafficking in the United States. It proposes directing the Attorney General to set up a working group to develop methods to better assess human trafficking prevalence, make improvements in data...

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    S. 4007 is a plan to help the government understand and stop bad people from tricking and hurting others by making them do things they don't want to do. It wants to make sure that the people who were hurt can get help and have their records cleaned if they did anything wrong because of this.

  • H. R. 6754 — To authorize the establishment of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention program to assist youth at highest risk for involvement in gun violence in local communities and schools, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,840

    H.R. 6754, known as the "School Violence Prevention Act," aims to create a comprehensive program to help prevent violence in schools, particularly focusing on students most at risk of being involved in gun violence. The bill proposes grants to establish or expand violence prevention programs,...

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    H.R. 6754 is a plan to help keep schools safe by giving money to programs that stop violence before it starts, especially for kids who might get into trouble with guns. It gives millions of dollars each year for things like helping students who are stressed or teaching adults how to help, but some worry the money might not go to the right places.