,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #afi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1
 #bjac ,ms4 ,heitkamp 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 ,mr4      
,tester1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,begich1
 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4      
,johanns1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1
 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4      
,sanders1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4 ,leahy1    
,mr4 ,hoeven1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating the month of ,june #bjac as
 ,national ,post-,traumatic ,stress     
,disorder ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas  
the brave men and women ,armed ,forces  
of the ,united ,states1 who proudly     
serve the ,united ,states1 risk their   
lives to protect the freedom of the     
,united ,states1 and deserve the        
investment of every possible resource to
 ensure their lasting physical1 mental1 
and emotional well-being2 ,whereas more 
than #b1jjj1jjj service members have    

deployed overseas as part of overseas   
contingency operations since the events 
of ,september #aa1 #bjja2 ,whereas the  
military has sustained an operational   
tempo for a period of time unprecedented
 in the history of the ,united ,states1 
with many service members deploying     
multiple times to combat zones1 placing 
them at high risk of post-traumatic     
stress disorder 7referred to in this    
preamble as ,,ptsd72 ,whereas the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
reports that--  7#a7 since ,october of  
#bjja1 more than #bhf1jjj of the        
approximately #ijj1jjj veterans of      
,operation ,enduring ,freedom1          
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 and         
,operation ,new ,dawn who have used     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs health
 care have been coded for ,,ptsd2  7#b7 
in fiscal year #bjaa1 more than #dge1jjj
 of the nearly #f1jjj1jjj veterans from 
all wars who sought care at a           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
medical center received treatment for   

,,ptsd2 and  7#c7 of veterans who served
 in ,operation ,enduring ,freedom1      
,operation ,iraqi ,freedom1 and         
,operation ,new ,dawn who are using     
,veterans ,affairs health care1 more    
than #dhf1jjj--or #ed percent--have     
received a diagnosis for at least #a    
mental health disorder2  ,whereas many  
cases of ,,ptsd remain unreported1      
undiagnosed1 and untreated due to a lack
 of awareness about ,,ptsd and the      
persistent stigma associated with mental
 health conditions2 ,whereas ,,ptsd     
significantly increases the risk of     
depression1 suicide1 and drug- and      
alcohol-related disorders and deaths1   
especially if left untreated2 ,whereas  
symptoms of ,,ptsd or other mental      
health disorders create unique          
challenges for veterans seeking         
employment2 ,whereas the ,departments of
 ,defense and ,veterans ,affairs have   
made significant advances in the        
prevention1 diagnosis1 and treatment of 
,,ptsd and the symptoms of ,,ptsd1 but  

many challenges remain2 and ,whereas the
 establishment of a ,national           
,post-,traumatic ,stress ,disorder      
,awareness ,month will raise public     
awareness about issues related to       
,,ptsd1 reduce the stigma associated    
with ,,ptsd1 and help ensure that those 
suffering from the invisible wounds of  
war receive proper treatment3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates ,june #bjac1 as         
,national ,post-,traumatic ,stress      
,disorder ,awareness ,month2  7#b7      
supports the efforts of the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs and the ,secretary
 of ,defense to educate service members1
 veterans1 the families of service      
members and veterans1 and the public    
about the causes1 symptoms1 and         
treatment of post-traumatic stress      
disorder2 and  7#c7 respectfully        
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate transmit a copy of this         
resolution to the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs and the ,secretary of

 ,defense4