Hello Eva,
I recently organized an advocacy effort focused on this very thing. We put together an advocacy brief, attached, based on my limited literature search and tried to provide as concise an argument as possible. We are waiting to see if/how the Health Care Authority in WA State responds. Obviously education or training about ACEs or the NEAR sciences (neuroscience, epigenetics, ACEs, and resiliency) is insufficient in and of itself, we need organizational reform with an emphasis on equity, and one possible pathway is true trauma-informed care.
Our community is exploring the Sanctuary Model, SAINTA, SAMHSA or some combination of these various models to support organizations with the transformation process that needs to occur for both the staff and clients to experience the real benefits of a TIC model.
I'm excited about any ideas/opportunities to leverage funding to support this important work. Additionally, we are interested in other pathways to getting caring professionals exposed to this information. Is anyone aware of state-level efforts to include ACEs training in "licensing requirements" for helping professionals; teachers, social workers, nurses, doctors, counselors, etc.?
Cheers,
Kody Russell