HEAL PA Headlines
Take a look at our latest media appearances. We thank our media partners for sharing the work of HEAL PA and encouraging the advancement of the Trauma-Informed PA Plan.
Raising Awareness About Trauma and Mental Health
May, 2023
Erie News Now
Pennsylvania leaders discuss how state partners can help during Child Abuse Prevention Month
April, 2023
WGAL 8
Advocates call for state child welfare office to be established by law
April, 2023
PennLive
Shapiro Administration Unites to Raise Awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month
April, 2023
My ChesCo
Bill would create permanent Office of Child Advocate in Pennsylvania
April, 2023
CBS News Pittsburgh
Officials, Advocates Push for an Office of Child Advocate in Pa
April, 2023
WENY News
Officials, Advocates Push for an Office of Child Advocate in Pa
April, 2023
Erie News Now
Calls for Permanent Office of the Child Advocate Made at Capitol
April, 2023
ABC News 27
Shapiro Administration Releases Statement of Support for the Office of Advocacy and Reform
January, 2023
In a statement to CBS 21, the Shapiro transition team shed hope on OAR’s future saying that “The Office of Advocacy and Reform are ones Governor-elect Shapiro is committed to and cares deeply about. We plan to build upon that important work and advocacy in the Shapiro-Davis administration.” For full article and broadcast, click Here.
VOCE Forum on Pennsylvania's Children
October, 2022
As members of HEAL PA, and as thought leaders in trauma work, VOCE cordially invites you to attend the inaugural Forum on Pennsylvania’s Children (FPaC): A Convening of Leaders on November 10, 2022, from 9am-4:30pm, at the newly remolded Wyndham Resort in Lancaster, PA. VOCE is proud to host keynote speaker and Forum Chair Maryann McEvoy, Executive Director of the PA Governor's Office of Advocacy and Reform and Child Advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. View full abcnews article here.
PA criminal justice community all-in on PACEs science & trauma-informed practice & policy
August, 2022
A state deputy attorney general, a police chief, two judges, a filmmaker who was once incarcerated, and representatives of a county parole department and the state department of corrections appeared earlier this year at the Bucks-Mont Collaborative Virtual Community Summit for a two-hour discussion about the remarkable progress being made to align Pennsylvania’s criminal justice system with the science of positive and adverse childhood experiences. Read the full view article here.
Leader of Heal PA says its 'beautiful and ingenious' design will sustain the movement to create a trauma-informed state
May, 2022
Maryann McEvoy, executive director of the Pennsylvania Office of Advocacy and Reform (OAR) and Child advocate, says one of the favorite things for her to talk about is “the beautiful and ingenious design of Heal PA.” View the full article here.
EXECUTIVE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IN PENNSYLVANIA SPEAKS ON CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF TRAUMA
February, 2020
"Trauma needs to be viewed as a public health matter if society is going to benefit individuals in a lasting and positive way", said Robert Reed, the executive deputy attorney general for public engagement in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. View the full article here.
PA Office of Advocacy and Reform, PA Attorney General’s Office Team Up to Launch PA Trauma-Informed Network
August, 2020
As a companion to the Trauma-Informed PA plan released last week by Governor Tom Wolf’s Office to guide the commonwealth and service providers statewide on what it means to be trauma-informed and healing-centered in PA, the Office of Advocacy and Reform (OAR) and the PA Attorney General’s Office have worked with over a dozen community-based ACEs and trauma initiatives to launch the “PA Trauma-Informed Network” on the ACEs Connection Platform. View full press release here.
Franklin County PA Creates Trauma-Informed Coalition
August, 2020
Franklin County works in collaboration with state-wide trauma-informed movement to creat local trauma-informed movement that crosses sectors and disciplines. For more information click here.
