Amended IN Assembly July 13, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 8Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-SawyerJanuary 10, 2017Relative to mental health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 8, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Adverse childhood experiences: post-traumatic street disorder.This measure would recognize adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as post-traumatic street disorder in communities of color, as a mental health condition having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Children who are exposed to a range of traumatic experiences can develop a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, which is a mental health condition that is triggered by either experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event; andWHEREAS, Research has identified the cause of this form of post-traumatic stress disorder as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are childhood experiences that have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunities. ACEs are also referred to as post-traumatic street disorder in highly segregated and deeply impoverished communities where paralyzing violence and extreme poverty are either experienced or witnessed by residents; andWHEREAS, ACEs studies have shown that exposure to early adversity affects the developing brains and bodies of children. It affects areas like the nucleus accumbens, the pleasure and reward center of the brain that is implicated in substance dependence. It inhibits the prefrontal cortex, which is necessary for impulse control and executive function, a critical area for learning. There are also measurable differences in the amygdala, the brains fear response center; andWHEREAS, There are real neurologic reasons why children who are exposed to high doses of adversity are more likely to engage in high-risk behavior. Children are especially sensitive to repeated stress activation because their brains and bodies are just developing. High doses of adversity not only affect brain structure and function, they affect the developing immune system, developing hormonal systems, and even the way our DNA is read and transcribed; andWHEREAS, Studies show that a childs exposure to multiple or prolonged traumatic events during his or her early childhood, and occurring within the primary caregiving system, that involve the simultaneous or sequential occurrence of child maltreatment, including psychological maltreatment, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and domestic violence, result in emotional dysregulation and the loss of safety, direction, and the ability to detect or respond to danger cues. Exposure to these traumatic events often sets off a chain of events leading to subsequent or repeated trauma exposure in adolescence and adulthood; andWHEREAS, ACEs, including post-traumatic street disorder, have gone undiagnosed until recently. It disproportionately impacts minority children living in highly segregated and impoverished communities and has become an unaddressed public health threat facing our state today; now, therefore, be itResolved, by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as post-traumatic street disorder in communities of color, as a mental health condition having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.
Amended IN Assembly July 13, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 8Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-SawyerJanuary 10, 2017Relative to mental health.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTACR 8, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Adverse childhood experiences: post-traumatic street disorder.This measure would recognize adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as post-traumatic street disorder in communities of color, as a mental health condition having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO
Amended IN Assembly July 13, 2017 Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017
Amended IN Assembly July 13, 2017
Amended IN Assembly May 01, 2017
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 8
Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-SawyerJanuary 10, 2017
Introduced by Assembly Member Jones-Sawyer
January 10, 2017
Relative to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 8, as amended, Jones-Sawyer. Adverse childhood experiences: post-traumatic street disorder.
This measure would recognize adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as post-traumatic street disorder in communities of color, as a mental health condition having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.
This measure would recognize adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as post-traumatic street disorder in communities of color, as a mental health condition having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, Children who are exposed to a range of traumatic experiences can develop a form of post-traumatic stress disorder, which is a mental health condition that is triggered by either experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event; and
WHEREAS, Research has identified the cause of this form of post-traumatic stress disorder as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are childhood experiences that have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunities. ACEs are also referred to as post-traumatic street disorder in highly segregated and deeply impoverished communities where paralyzing violence and extreme poverty are either experienced or witnessed by residents; and
WHEREAS, ACEs studies have shown that exposure to early adversity affects the developing brains and bodies of children. It affects areas like the nucleus accumbens, the pleasure and reward center of the brain that is implicated in substance dependence. It inhibits the prefrontal cortex, which is necessary for impulse control and executive function, a critical area for learning. There are also measurable differences in the amygdala, the brains fear response center; and
WHEREAS, There are real neurologic reasons why children who are exposed to high doses of adversity are more likely to engage in high-risk behavior. Children are especially sensitive to repeated stress activation because their brains and bodies are just developing. High doses of adversity not only affect brain structure and function, they affect the developing immune system, developing hormonal systems, and even the way our DNA is read and transcribed; and
WHEREAS, Studies show that a childs exposure to multiple or prolonged traumatic events during his or her early childhood, and occurring within the primary caregiving system, that involve the simultaneous or sequential occurrence of child maltreatment, including psychological maltreatment, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and domestic violence, result in emotional dysregulation and the loss of safety, direction, and the ability to detect or respond to danger cues. Exposure to these traumatic events often sets off a chain of events leading to subsequent or repeated trauma exposure in adolescence and adulthood; and
WHEREAS, ACEs, including post-traumatic street disorder, have gone undiagnosed until recently. It disproportionately impacts minority children living in highly segregated and impoverished communities and has become an unaddressed public health threat facing our state today; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), also known as post-traumatic street disorder in communities of color, as a mental health condition having lasting negative outcomes to both physical and mental health with growing implications for our state.