PRINTER'S NO. 1730
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
380
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FABRIZIO, ROZZI, MILLARD, PICKETT, DONATUCCI,
KINSEY, BAKER, McNEILL, KIRKLAND, THOMAS, R. BROWN, BISHOP,
VEREB, WHEELAND, CALTAGIRONE, MATZIE, BENNINGHOFF, BIZZARRO,
EMRICK, SAINATO, DRISCOLL, SCHLOSSBERG, HEFFLEY, BOBACK,
DUSH, SONNEY, FREEMAN, WATSON, SCHLEGEL CULVER, YOUNGBLOOD,
LONGIETTI, SCHREIBER, MURT, COHEN, O'BRIEN, DAVIS,
DiGIROLAMO, ROSS, GIBBONS, PAYNE, GOODMAN, A. HARRIS,
MACKENZIE, BROWNLEE, MAHONEY, FARINA, READSHAW, DeLUCA,
HENNESSEY, HARKINS, C. PARKER, BARBIN, SABATINA, TOOHIL,
FARRY, FRANKEL, KORTZ, GINGRICH, D. COSTA, QUINN, JOZWIAK,
ELLIS, WARD, BRADFORD AND MARSICO, JUNE 8, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 8, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2015 as "Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a
psychiatric disorder that is often misunderstood and its
prevalence is frequently underestimated; and
WHEREAS, PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after
exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which there is a
potential for or actual occurrence of grave physical harm; and
WHEREAS, Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include
violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters,
accidents and military combat; and
WHEREAS, PTSD affects nearly 7.7 million Americans, and
approximately 20% of veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan
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