,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,mr4  
,sullivan 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4
 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 ,mr4 ,budd1   
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,van   
,holl51 ,mr4 ,%eehy1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4     
,cram]1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,hu/$1 ,mr4 
,w>nock1 ,mr4 ,ju/ice1 ,mr4 ,padilla1   
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,mull91 & ,mr4 ,ka9e7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,express+ support = ! designation ( !   
mon? ( ,june #bjbe z ,national          
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,aw>5ess ,mon? & 
,june #bg1 #bjbe1 z ,national           
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,aw>5ess ,day4   
,:]eas ! brave m5 & wom5 ( ! ,arm$      
,=ces1 :o pr\dly s]ve ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
risk _! lives to protect ! fre$om1      
heal?1 & welf>e ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 & des]ve ! inve/m5t ( e possible       
res\rce to ensure _! la/+ physical1     
m5tal1 & emotional well-be+2 ,:]eas     
ne>ly #b1hjj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 

h deploy$ ov]seas s9ce ! ev5ts (        
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 & h s]v$ 9 places 
su* z ,afghani/an & ,iraq2 ,:]eas !     
curr5t g5]ation ( m5 & wom5 9 ! ,arm$   
,=ces has su/a9$ a high rate (          
op]ational deploym5ts1 ) _m memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ ov]seas multiple times1
 plac+ ^? memb]s at high risk ( endur+  
traumatic combat /ress2 ,:]eas1 :5 left 
untreat$1 exposure to traumatic combat  
/ress c lead to sev]e & *ronic          
po/-traumatic /ress responses1 commonly 
ref]r$ to z po/-traumatic /ress1        
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 or         
po/-traumatic /ress injury2 ,:]eas !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs reports t 
approximately-- 7#a7 #aa to #bj p]c5t ( 
vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ,op]ation ,iraqi      
,fre$om or ,op]ation ,endur+ ,fre$om    
suff] f sev]e or *ronic po/-traumatic   
/ress responses2  7#b7 #ab p]c5t (      
vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ! ,p]sian ,gulf w> h  
po/-traumatic /ress 9 a giv5 ye>2 &     
7#c7 #cj p]c5t ( vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 !    
,vietnam era h _h po/-traumatic /ress 9 

_! lifetimes2 ,:]eas ! diagnosis kn[n z 
po/-traumatic /ress disord] 0 initially 
=mulat$ 9 #aihj by ! ,am]ican           
,psy*iatric ,association to describe &  
categorize ! symptoms & behavioral      
complications ( sev]e traumatic /ress2  
,:]eas ! symptoms & behavioral          
complications ( sev]e traumatic /ress h 
hi/orically be5 unju/ly portray$ 9 !    
m$ia1 /igmatiz+ individuals liv+ )      
po/-traumatic /ress2 ,:]eas             
electro-magnetic imag+ has %[n t sev]e  
traumatic /ress causes physical *anges 9
 ! bra92 ,:]eas _m po/-traumatic /ress  
responses rema9 unreport$1 undiagnos$1 &
 untreat$ due to-- 7#a7 a lack ( aw>5ess
 ab\t po/-traumatic /ress & ! p]si/5t   
/igma associat$ ) m5tal heal?           
conditions2 &  7#b7 a lack ( access to  
m5tal heal? treatm5t2 ,:]eas1 )\t timely
 r$ress1 traumatic /ress responses c    
wors5 ov] "t & lead to sev]e            
consequ5ces1 includ+ self-h>m2 ,:]eas   
exposure to trauma dur+ s]vice 9 ! ,arm$
 ,=ces c lead to po/-traumatic /ress2   

,:]eas po/-traumatic /ress significantly
 increases ! risk ( anxiety1 depression1
 homelessness1 sub/ance abuse1 &        
suicide1 especially if left untreat$2   
,:]eas public p]ceptions ( po/-traumatic
 /ress h creat$ *all5ges = vet]ans seek+
 employm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 & vet]ans s]vice              
organizations1 z well z ! l>g] m$ical   
community1 bo? private & public1 h made 
significant advances 9 ! id5tification1 
prev5tion1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t (      
po/-traumatic /ress & ! symptoms (      
po/-traumatic /ress1 b _m *all5ges      
rema92 ,:]eas increas$ und]/&+ (        
po/-traumatic /ress c help to elim9ate !
 /igma atta*$ to ! m5tal heal? issues ( 
po/-traumatic /ress2 ,:]eas additional  
ef=ts are ne$$ to f9d fur!r ways to     
elim9ate ! /igma associat$ )            
po/-traumatic /ress1 includ+ !          
recognition t po/-traumatic /ress is (t5
 a rep>able injury1 & exam9ation ( h[   
po/-traumatic /ress is portray$ by !    

m$ia2 ,:]eas timely & appropriate       
treatm5t ( po/-traumatic /ress responses
 c dim9i% complications & prev5t        
suicides2 & ,:]eas ! designation ( a    
,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress        
,aw>5ess ,mon? & a ,national            
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,aw>5ess ,day    
raises public aw>5ess ab\t issues relat$
 to po/-traumatic /ress1 r$uces !       
associat$ /igma1 supports resili5ce1 &  
helps ensure t ^? individuals suff]+ f !
 invisible w\nds ( w> receive prop]     
treatm5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate--
 7#a7 designates-- 7,a7 ,june #bjbe z   
,national ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress        
,aw>5ess ,mon?2 &  7,b7 ,june #bg1      
#bjbe1 z ,national ,po/-,traumatic      
,/ress ,aw>5ess ,day2  7#b7 supports !  
ef=ts ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
& ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 z well z !     
entire m$ical community1 to educate     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 vet]ans1 !      
families ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &     
vet]ans1 & ! public ab\t ! causes1      
symptoms1 & treatm5t ( po/-traumatic    

/ress2  7#c7 supports ef=ts by !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to fo/] cultural    
*ange ar\nd ! issue ( po/-traumatic     
/ress1 und]/&+ t p]sonal int]actions c  
save lives & advance treatm5t2  7#d7    
enc\rages ! lead]%ip ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to 
support appropriate treatm5t ( m5 & wom5
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o suff] f po/-        
traumatic /ress2 &  7#e7 recognizes !   
impact ( po/-traumatic /ress on ! sp\ses
 & families ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &  
vet]ans4