1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Handle With Care Act of 2018 . 2. Handle with care (a) Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) address the non-academic and social and emotional needs of children and youth experiencing trauma, particularly as a result of the opioid epidemic and in communities facing high rates of drug overdose deaths; (2) improve communities' response to the impact of other substance use-related traumatic events where the children and youth live; (3) better prepare teachers, school leaders and principals, administrators, paraeducators, and other school staff to mitigate the effects of substance use-related trauma on children and youth; (4) improve community coordination in addressing the effects of the opioid epidemic or other drug epidemic on children and families; (5) increase awareness of the effects of the opioid epidemic or other drug epidemic on children and youth; (6) improve the response of law enforcement officials to traumatic experiences in the home as a result of the opioid epidemic and in communities facing high rates of drug overdose deaths served by the officials, particularly as it relates to children and youth; (7) create trauma-informed schools that can help meet the needs of children and youth experiencing substance use-related trauma; (8) rigorously evaluate the effect of the Handle With Care Initiative on children and youth experiencing substance use-related and other traumas