Jul142010
NNCTC Director to give Senate Testimony
Marilyn Bruguier Zimmerman, Director of the National Native Children’s Trauma Center, received a written request for testimony from U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The invitation will bring Bruguier Zimmerman to Washington, D.C. for the Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Summit, sponsored by the Committee. There she will deliver prepared testimony, including recommendations to the Congress to better address youth suicide rates and mental health needs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. For more information, or to receive transcripts of Bruguier Zimmerman’s testimony, please contact Rob Harper at the Institute for Educational Research and Service at (406) 243-5421.
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