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Heidi Heitkamp: I would share Senator Harris' concern about making sure people are trauma-informed and trauma-trained, because what you…

On the recordMay 14, 2018
I would share Senator Harris' concern about making sure people are trauma-informed and trauma-trained, because what you are doing to children when you take them away from their parents is the most trauma-impactful thing you can do to a child.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp emphasizes the trauma inflicted on children taken from parents.

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