National Governor’s Association Recommendations for States
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The 5 recommendations are:
1) Make your state trauma-informed – incorporate the science of adverse childhood experiences and trauma into state policy and programs (e.g., train and educate state officers, designate an agency to coordinate efforts across state agencies and make recommendations to state offices regarding trauma-informed care); 2) Create incentives for the provision of trauma-informed care in healthcare (e.g., payment for validated screening tools to determine social determinant needs) for the provision of trauma-informed care in healthcare; 3) Address substance use disorders, particularly the opioid epidemic (e.g., expand Medicaid, utilize the State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants to build and fund comprehensive systems of care to respond to opioid misuse and associated problems); 4) Invest in and improve services for socially and emotionally vulnerable children, particularly education and early childhood development (e.g., increase state evidence in evidence-based home visiting models to better leverage federal investments, expand parent engagement efforts, adopt or design specific professional development tracks for Early Childhood educators); and 5) Facilitate cross-sector collaboration (e.g., develop a state-wide interoperability plan, collect and share uniform data for cities and districts to pinpoint gaps in services, improve coordination of the early care and education system with data)
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