Expressing support for the designation of January 30, 2025, as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) and RHI (repeated head impacts) Awareness Day.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is a progressive brain disease caused by repeated head impacts, and in 2022 the NIH formally confirmed the causal link between repeated blows to the head and CTE. The condition primarily affects athletes in contact sports and military veterans, but it has also been found in survivors of domestic abuse and people with epilepsy — and has been detected in someone as young as 17. Symptoms like memory loss, depression, addiction, and suicidal thoughts often don't appear until years or decades after the injuries, and CTE can currently only be definitively diagnosed after death. This resolution supports designating January 30, 2025, as CTE and RHI Awareness Day and encourages the CDC and NIH to publish more educational materials about the disease.