Congress 115 - HRES 391 - Expressing support for designation of the month of June 2017 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month'' and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury 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

Expresses support for:

the designation of National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury 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 injury/injuries (PTSI).

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

Actions

Jul 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 2017

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 16, 2017

Introduced in House

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