[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 141 (Thursday, October 3, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               REGARDING THE TRAUMA REDUCTION INITIATIVE

 Mr. MACK. Mr. President, as we complete our business in the 
Senate today, I rise to note with interest the support the 
Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate gave to the trauma 
reduction initiative under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local 
Law Enforcement Assistance Program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
  On page H11848 of the September 28, 1996 Congressional Record, the 
Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and Appropriation subcommittee 
members of the House and Senate urge the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
to favorably consider funding the initiative. As you may know, the 
trauma reduction project was developed by Cooper Hospital/University 
Medical of Camden, NJ, and NOVA Southeastern University of Fort 
Lauderdale, FL, to respond to and prevent violence and crime in our 
neighborhoods. What makes this initiative unique is the joining of 
therapeutic and alternative dispute resolution methods to train 
personnel who intervene most often in violent or even chronic abuse 
situations.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues from New Jersey and the 
Department of Justice to make this proposal a reality. Not only will it 
assist immediate victims of abuse and crime, but it will contribute to 
reduce the spiral of crime and violence which plagues our neighborhoods 
and burdens our health care system.

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