,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bh1  
#bjai,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and    
,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to establish the ,adverse         
,childhood ,experiences ,response ,team 
grant program1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,adverse childhood experiences      
response team grant program  7a7 ,in    
general ,title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaja et seq47 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,,oo ,adverse childhood     
experiences response team grant program 
#cjea4 ,grants for adverse childhood    
experiences response teams  7a7 ,grants 
authorized ,from amounts made available 
to carry out this section1 the ,attorney
 ,general1 in coordination with the     

,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 shall make grants to ,states1
 units of local government1 ,indian     
,tribes1 and neighborhood or            
community-based organizations to address
 adverse childhood experiences          
associated with exposure to trauma4  7b7
 ,use of funds ,amounts received under a
 grant under this section may be used to
 establish an adverse childhood         
experiences response team1 including    
by--  7#a7 establishing protocols to    
follow when encountering a child or     
youth exposed to trauma to facilitate   
access to services2  7#b7 developing    
referral partnership agreements with    
behavioral health providers1 substance  
treatment facilities1 and recovery      
services for family members of children 
exposed to trauma2  7#c7 integrating law
 enforcement1 mental health1 and crisis 
services to respond to situations where 
children have been exposed to trauma2   
7#d7 implementing comprehensive programs
 and practices to support children      

exposed to trauma2  7#e7 identifying    
barriers for children to access         
trauma-informed care in their           
communities2  7#f7 providing training in
 trauma-informed care to emergency      
response providers1 victim service      
providers1 child protective service     
professionals1 educational institutions1
 and other community partners2 and  7#g7
 supporting cross-system planning and   
collaboration among officers and        
employees who work in law enforcement1  
court systems1 child welfare services1  
correctional reentry programs1 emergency
 medical services1 health care services1
 public health1 and substance abuse     
treatment and recovery support4  7c7    
,application ,a ,state1 unit of local   
government1 ,indian ,tribe1 or          
neighborhood or community-based         
organization desiring a grant under this
 section shall submit to the ,attorney  
,general an application in such form1   
and containing such information1 as the 
,attorney ,general may reasonably       

require4  4  7b7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,section #ajja7;a7 of    
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbfa7;a77 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7#bi7 
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 to carry out part ,,oo #aj1jjj1jjj for 
each of fiscal years #bjbj through      
#bjbc4  4