01.01.2021.06

EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2021.06

Adverse Childhood Experiences

I. All State units subject to the control and direction of the Governor shall:

A. Consider how the implementation of State policies and programming could reduce adverse childhood experiences;

B. Cooperate with, and provide such data and other information as may be allowed by law to, the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to enable study and monitoring of State policies and programming that prevent and mitigate adverse childhood experiences; and

C. If they serve children and families:

i. Incorporate an understanding of adverse childhood experiences into treatment and other similar interactions; and

ii. Implement care models informed by adverse childhood experiences and the impact they have on development.

II. The Governor shall, to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month, proclaim May 6 of each year to be Adverse Childhood Experiences Awareness Day.

III. This Executive Order shall not be construed as altering the designation of, or granting authority to, any unit of State or local government for the purposes of federal law.

Effective date: May 21, 2021