MA S81

Bill

MA S81

Creating a Center on Child Wellness and Trauma

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
11/03/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create a Center on Child Wellness and Trauma. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill creates a Center on Child Wellness and Trauma within the Office of the Child Advocate. The Center will focus on guiding and supporting organizations that interact with children and their caregivers, such as those in child welfare, juvenile justice, healthcare, and early childhood development, to address traumatic stress and implement trauma-informed approaches. The Center will provide training, technical assistance, develop and disseminate information, identify best practices, and make recommendations to state agencies to improve the state's response to childhood trauma. The Child Advocate will set priorities for the Center in consultation with the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Education, as well as the Childhood Trauma Task Force.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Harriette Chandler (D)*, Kay Khan (D), Mike Moore (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 11/03/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S81

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S81
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S81.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3104	To preserve early education support for families	No further action taken	Similar To
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H4203	To support families on Nantucket	No further action taken	Similar To
S140	To increase the safety of individuals with disabilities relying on life-support equipment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1400	Relative to supporting geographically isolated small farms	Accompanied a study order, see S3173	Similar To
S1868	Relative to establishing a criminal justice and community support trust fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S251	Establishing the Massachusetts Coronavirus Recovery Corps	Accompanied a new draft, see H4671	Similar To
S2542	To support military families	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S358	To preserve early education support for families	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S399	To promote quality case management services on behalf of the elderly	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S92	To further family-centered child support	Accompanied a study order, see S2649	Similar To
S974	To establish an office of adult decisional support services	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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