Sec. 302. CDC analysis of child, youth, and adult trauma
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— conduct an analysis of— the prevalence of child, youth, and adult trauma experienced in the United States, including assessments of the types of the most prominent adverse childhood experiences, and disparities by race and ethnicity, by geographic distribution, and by socioeconomic status; the public health impact of the scope of exposure to adverse childhood experiences, including whether such scope of exposure to adverse childhood experiences constitutes a public health epidemic; modules that measure and assess adverse childhood experiences, for development and ultimate inclusion in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System; and outcomes modules that measure and evaluate the utilization and efficacy of trauma-informed interventions, such as mental health services or other clinical or sub-clinical care, for ultimate inclusion in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; and not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the analysis under paragraph
(1)that includes recommendations on— what communities can do to prevent adverse childhood experiences and how Indian tribes, social service providers, law enforcement, health care practitioners, public health agencies, educational institutions, and other community stakeholders may collaborate to improve efforts to identify, connect to appropriate services, and provide treatment and support for children and youth, and their families as appropriate, who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing trauma; modules for inclusion in the appropriate surveillance systems, as described in subparagraphs
(C)and
(D)of paragraph (1); and how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can utilize data collected through surveillance systems to target specific populations or geographic locations with a high incidence of measured Adverse Childhood Experiences, including by considering such data when awarding grants and contracts to entities serving such populations or locations.