Congress 114 - HRES 345 - Expressing support for designation of the month of June 2015 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2015, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

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Armed Forces and National Security Commemorative events and holidays Emergency medical services and trauma care Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care

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Summary

Supports:

the designation of National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day; and
efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, as well as the medical community, to educate members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress (PTS) injuries.

Encourages Armed Forces commanders to support appropriate treatment of personnel diagnosed with PTS.

Actions

Aug 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

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