Sec. 602. Trauma-informed care
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The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, in collaboration with the Bureau of Prisons Health Services Department, the Bureau of Prisons Women and Special Populations Branch, and the Department of Health & Human Services, shall develop and implement training for Bureau of Prisons officers and employees that complies with national standards on trauma-informed care, and which shall include— recognition of the impact of trauma on multiple areas of life and different paths to recovery; awareness of the signs and symptoms of trauma, and methods to respond to trauma; training on revised policies and practices that account for and are sensitive to potential trauma histories; methods to prevent retraumatization; and awareness of the high rates of trauma among incarcerated persons and the higher rates of trauma among female incarcerated persons, and the causes of such trauma.
The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, in collaboration with the Bureau of Prisons Health Services Department, the Bureau of Prisons Women and Special Populations Branch, and the Department of Health & Human Services, shall develop and implement a trauma-screening program upon intake of all incarcerated persons into the Bureau of Prisons. Such screening shall also be incorporated into the periodic assessments of incarcerated persons under section 101 and section 102 of the First Step Act.
The Director of the Bureau of Prisons, in collaboration with the Bureau of Prisons Health Services Department, the Bureau of Prisons Women and Special Populations Branch, and the Department of Health & Human Services, shall create trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder, counseling and trauma-informed support programs for incarcerated persons who have experienced trauma, which programs shall be administered by a licensed mental health professional, and shall include— assistance with methods to cope with trauma, including the development of safety plans and strategies for dealing with triggers; and programs and therapy modalities that directly address trauma within incarcerated populations, which may include— programs designed for the treatment of individuals with co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use symptoms; group intervention programs; individual counseling; gender-responsive programs for female trauma survivors; programs designed for trauma survivors who have severe mental health disorders;
Prolonged Exposure Therapy; Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing; peer-to-peer support programming; and any other evidence-based trauma-informed and gender-responsive treatment or therapy. Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, and annually thereafter, the Bureau of Justice Statistics shall submit a report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives that contains the following:
The number of incarcerated persons screened for trauma exposure under this title, and the number of incarcerated persons presenting with a history of exposure to trauma at intake and upon reassessment, including demographic percentages by age, race, and gender. The specific trauma-informed counseling and treatment programs developed under subsection (c). The number of incarcerated persons who participate in each trauma-informed counseling and treatment program developed under subsection (c), including demographic percentages by age, race, and gender.
The number of incarcerated persons on a waitlist for such program developed under subsection (c), including demographic percentages by age, race, and gender. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall promptly respond to requests from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for access to Bureau of Prisons facilities, personnel, and information, in the completion of this report.