June 2016.
Lorraine Schneider, Board President and Sandy Davis, Board Member, along with Julie Beem, ATN’s Executive Director called on many key legislators in Washington DC to discuss the needs of traumatized children and their families and to encourage support of the bipartisan Families First Prevention Services Act, which passed the House while ATN was in DC. The ATN contingent met with Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri; Representative Barry Loudermilk of Georgia; Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer of Missouri; and Representative Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. The contingent also met with other like-minded, child-centered organizations to discuss possible collaborations to increase awareness of what traumatized children need.