Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana), the chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. Photo from Flickr
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow on childhood trauma. The committee will take testimony from federal officials whose agencies fund programs to protect children. Lawmakers also will hear from tribal representatives who work to prevent and combat the effects of childhood trauma on Native youth. The hearing takes place at 2:30pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Building. The witness list follows:
THE HONORABLE ROBERT L. LISTENBEE JR.Committee Notice:
Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice DR. YVETTE ROUBIDEAUX
Acting Director-Indian Health Service MS. KANA ENOMOTO
Principal Deputy Administrator-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Panel 1
MR. RICK VAN DEN POL
Director and Principal Investigator-Institute of Educational Research and Service, The University of Montana National Native Children's Trauma Center MS. VERNÉ BOERNER
President/CEO-Alaska Native Health Board
Oversight Hearing on "Protecting our Children's Mental Health: Preventing and Addressing Childhood Trauma in Indian Country." (November 19, 2014)
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