TY - JOUR
T1 - Mapping “Trauma-Informed” Legislative Proposals in U.S. Congress
AU - Purtle, Jonathan
AU - Lewis, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
National Institute of Mental Health 5R25MH080916-07; National Institute of Mental Health 1R21MH111806-01. Jonathan Purtle declares that he has no conflict of interest. Michael Lewis declares that he has no conflict of interest.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Despite calls for translation of trauma-informed practice into public policy, no empirical research has investigated how the construct has been integrated into policy proposals. This policy mapping study identified and analyzed every bill introduced in US Congress that mentioned “trauma-informed” between 1973 and 2015. Forty-nine bills and 71 bill sections mentioned the construct. The number of trauma-informed bills introduced annually increased dramatically, from 0 in 2010 to 28 in 2015. Trauma-informed bill sections targeted a range of sectors, but disproportionally focused on youth (73.2%). Only three bills defined “trauma-informed.” Implications within the context of a changing political environment are discussed.
AB - Despite calls for translation of trauma-informed practice into public policy, no empirical research has investigated how the construct has been integrated into policy proposals. This policy mapping study identified and analyzed every bill introduced in US Congress that mentioned “trauma-informed” between 1973 and 2015. Forty-nine bills and 71 bill sections mentioned the construct. The number of trauma-informed bills introduced annually increased dramatically, from 0 in 2010 to 28 in 2015. Trauma-informed bill sections targeted a range of sectors, but disproportionally focused on youth (73.2%). Only three bills defined “trauma-informed.” Implications within the context of a changing political environment are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10488-017-0799-9
DO - 10.1007/s10488-017-0799-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 28315075
AN - SCOPUS:85015628721
SN - 0894-587X
VL - 44
SP - 867
EP - 876
JO - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
IS - 6
ER -