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PRINTER'S NO. 1902
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
402
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, DINNIMAN, MARTIN, BARTOLOTTA, BAKER,
BREWSTER, SABATINA, GREENLEAF, BROWNE, SCHWANK, FOLMER,
RAFFERTY, RESCHENTHALER AND WHITE, JUNE 20, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 20, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing June 27, 2018, as "Post-Traumatic Stress Injury
Awareness Day" and the month of June 2018 as "Post-Traumatic
Stress Injury Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The brave men and women of the United States Armed
Forces, who proudly serve the United States and risk their lives
to protect our freedom, deserve the investment of every possible
resource to ensure their lasting physical, mental and emotional
well-being; and
WHEREAS, The challenges of serving in combat do not stop for
many veterans when they return home, but a new challenge begins
that many of our servicemen and servicewomen must fight every
day that causes them to struggle in silence; and
WHEREAS, The diagnosis now known as post-traumatic stress
disorder or PTSD was first defined to commonly and more
accurately understand and treat veterans who had endured severe
traumatic combat stress; and
WHEREAS, Post-traumatic stress has historically been viewed
as a mental illness caused by a preexisting flaw in the
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individual's brain or character, and the term carries a stigma
that perpetuates this misconception; and
WHEREAS, Post-traumatic stress injury occurs after a person
has experienced a trauma and can result from not only the stress
of combat but also rape, sexual assault, battery, torture,
confinement or child abuse or a car accident, train wreck, plane
crash, bombing or natural disaster; and
WHEREAS, Post-traumatic stress is a very common injury to the
brain that is treatable and repairable; and
WHEREAS, Referring to post-traumatic stress injury as a
disorder perpetuates the stigma of and bias against mental
illness, and the stigma discourages those suffering from post-
traumatic stress from seeking proper and timely medical
treatment; and
WHEREAS, Making the condition less stigmatizing and more
honorable can favorably influence those affected and encourage
them to seek help without fear of retribution or shame; and
WHEREAS, Proper and timely treatment can diminish suicide
rates; and
WHEREAS, All citizens suffering from post-traumatic stress
injury deserve recognition, while those who have received these
wounds in service to our nation further deserve our respect and
special honor; therefore it be
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize June 27, 2018, as "Post-
Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day" and the month of June
2018 as "Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the Adjutant General and
the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs for working to
educate service members, veterans, the families of service
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members and veterans, victims of abuse, crime and natural
disaster and the general public about the causes, symptoms and
treatment of post-traumatic stress injury.
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