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US HR3792

STRONG Support for Children Act of 2021 Services and Trauma-informed Research of Outcomes in Neighborhoods Grants for Support for Children Act of 2021


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Introduced
06/08/2021
In Committee
06/09/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the development and implementation of programs using data analysis to identify and facilitate strategies to improve outcomes for children in geographic areas with a high prevalence of trauma from exposure to adverse childhood experiences, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the STRONG Support for Children Act of 2021, aims to address childhood trauma by amending the Public Health Service Act to establish a program that uses data analysis methods to identify geographic areas with high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and implement strategies to improve outcomes for children in those areas. The bill also creates a grant program to provide care coordination services for children ages 0-5 at risk of adverse childhood experiences and their caregivers. The program emphasizes trauma-informed, culturally specific, and gender-responsive approaches, and prohibits the use of data analysis to target individual cases or increase law enforcement presence. The bill also requires evaluation of the program's effectiveness and a report to Congress.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 06/09/2021)

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