Helping Victims of Childhood Trauma Heal and Recover

July 11, 2013

Today, three HHS agencies – Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – have come together to issue a letter to state directors of child welfare, Medicaid, and mental health authorities encouraging them to strengthen their efforts to address complex trauma among children and youth known to child welfare. The letter provides useful and actionable information about federal authority and funding streams, strategies for coordinating cross-system efforts, and good practices for integrating evidence-based screening, assessment, and interventions related to complex trauma.

Read HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s blog post announcing the letter’s release:http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/opeds/childhood-trauma-recover.html

Download the letter: http://www.medicaid.gov/Federal-Policy-Guidance/Downloads/SMD-13-004.pdf

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