Summers’ trauma-informed care bill passes out of committee

Today, Feb. 12, House Bill 1241, authored by State Rep. Vanessa Summers (D-Indianapolis), passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs.

This legislation would establish a Trauma Informed Care Commission to study and provide recommendations for best practices to care for children and families who have undergone trauma.

Summers issued the following statement after the bill passed out of committee:

"From gun violence to poverty to discrimination, there's an unfortunate number of Hoosiers who have faced trauma in their lives. This bill aims to assist health care providers, social workers, teachers and other professionals to assist those in need to the best of their ability. I look forward to discussing this work further."