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119-hr-6625119th CongressWALLET

RISE from Trauma Act

Sponsored By: Representative Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

Introduced

Summary

Would create a federal grant and training system that helps prevent and heal childhood trauma and build resilience. It focuses on local coordinating grants, teacher preparation, frontline toolkits, and Justice Department programs to support trauma-exposed children and communities.

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  • Would fund local coordinating bodies to prevent or mitigate trauma across schools, health care, child welfare, and community settings. Grants may be up to $6 million for four years and $600 million per year is authorized for 2026–2033, with priority for communities showing high overdose, violence, or child welfare indicators.
  • Would change higher education teacher-preparation grants to require trauma-informed, resilience-focused training and alternatives to punitive discipline. It explicitly covers foster youth, juvenile-justice involved students, runaway or homeless youth, pregnant or parenting students, and youth re-entering school.
  • Would require the Department of Health and Human Services to produce frontline provider toolkits within 18 months for teachers, social workers, first responders, and others. It would also authorize Attorney General grants and a National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center, about $19 million per year for those Justice Department programs for 2026–2030.

*Would increase federal spending by authorizing roughly $600 million per year for local resilience grants (2026–2033) plus about $19 million per year for Justice Department child-trauma programs (2026–2030) if appropriated.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Large grants for local trauma teams

If enacted, the government would fund demonstration grants to local bodies to prevent or reduce childhood trauma. Grants could be up to $6,000,000 each for up to four years. The bill would authorize $600 million per year from 2026 through 2033. Applicants must include at least five types of community partners and evaluate results at grant end.

Trauma training for teacher programs

If enacted, higher education partnership grants would have to show how they will train teachers to support students who experienced trauma. Training must cover social-emotional learning, restorative justice, behavior supports, and ways to avoid exclusionary discipline. The change would target teachers who work with foster youth, juvenile-justice-involved youth, homeless youth, pregnant and parenting students, and similar groups.

National law enforcement trauma center

If enacted, the Attorney General would create a National Law Enforcement Child and Youth Trauma Coordinating Center to train and advise police and tribal agencies. The Center would provide best practices, technical help, and grants to set up referral partnerships with trauma-informed providers. It would get $6 million per year for grants and $2 million per year for other activities from 2026 through 2030.

Toolkits for front-line providers

If enacted, HHS would develop easy-to-use toolkits for teachers, health workers, first responders, social workers, and other front-line staff. HHS must finish the toolkits within 18 months of enactment. Toolkits would give steps to spot trauma, link children to care, and address caregiver and provider burnout.

Grants to prevent child trauma

If enacted, the Attorney General would award grants to states, tribes, local governments, and nonprofits to prevent and heal child trauma tied to violence and substance use. Grants could fund public awareness, training for caregivers and professionals, and community coordination. The bill would authorize $11 million per year from 2026 through 2030.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 12/11/2025

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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