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Fixing a Key Piece of the Health Care Puzzle
By: Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/388366-fixing-a-key-piece-of-the-health-care-puzzle
Washington, D.C. – Today Rep. Mike Gallagher, along with his colleague Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), launched the Trauma-Informed Care Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan caucus will work to increase awareness in Congress of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), the science-based treatment framework used to address the root causes of major public health issues in the U.S., including addiction, mental health, and obesity.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Gallagher’s trauma-informed care resolution with unanimous support. The resolution recognizes the importance, effectiveness and need for trauma-informed care (TIC) in improving health outcomes.