The House would express support for designating June 2025 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day. The resolution highlights the toll of PTSD on the nearly 2.8 million service members who have deployed since 9/11, noting that 11–20% of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from it. It calls for reducing stigma, improving access to treatment, and recognizing that PTSD is often a repairable injury rather than a permanent condition.
Congressional Summary
This resolution supports the designation of National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day.The resolution supports (1) the education of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about post-traumatic stress; and (2) efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to foster cultural change around the issue of post-traumatic stress.The resolution also encourages the leadership of the Armed Forces to support treatment of members of the Armed Forces who suffer from post-traumatic stress.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-24
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30