A group of crime survivors has asked Arizona lawmakers to fund trauma recovery centers that offer therapy and social services.
By Abigail Scott Cronkite News PHOENIX – Crime survivors and their families from across Arizona gathered at the state Capitol Monday asking lawmakers to fund trauma recovery centers that offer therapy and social services.
Longdon said she is supporting two bills by two Valley Republican colleagues, including HB 2612 sponsored by Rep. Steve Montenegro that would fund a pilot trauma center program, and HB 2429, sponsored by Rep. Justin Wilmeth, that would remove barriers to occupational licenses for those with sealed or set-aside records.
“You don’t get a book that says, ‘Hello, you’ve been shot, and these are all the things you are going to have to deal with now’ — anything from intrusive questions, overcoming PTSD , navigating the legal system or even a new financial system,” Longdon said in an interview following the news conference. “I still live with the unaddressed impact of my PTSD, because no one explained to me what PTSD was or how I was going to cope with it in my life.
Katrina Smith, Phoenix chapter coordinator for CSSJ, said she wants crime victims and their families to have a seat at the table any time criminal justice laws are discussed. Longdon said trauma centers would provide numerous local jobs in addition to helping crime victims. She anticipates the biggest hurdle is funding, likely from “colleagues who consider themselves guardians of fiscal government.”
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