Friday July 9th, 2010

Senate passes resolution for PTSD Awareness Day

The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution designating June 27th as National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.

The resolution was authored by North Dakota Democrat Kent Conrad.

Conrad says the stress of war might create wounds for soldiers that are far less visible than others but are no less real. PTSD symptoms include anxiety, anger and depression.

Conrad notes more must be done to educate troops, veterans, families and communities about the disorder and the resources and treatments available.

(Info provided from The Daily Dispatch:)

http://www.wahpetondailynews.com

For more information on PTSD, visit:

National Center for PTSD: http://www.ptsd.va.gov

Charlene’s Note:

Those of us who are trying to educate the public on PTSD, have been watching and waiting for this day to come. I am thrilled to see this come to pass. It’s been a long time coming, and hopefully will move this subject into public discourse, where it belongs.

2 Responses to “Great News!- National PTSD Awareness Day, June 27th, Is Now Official”

1. donna says:

   July 10, 2010 at 7:11 am

   Hoorah! June 27th is my first husbands birthday. He is a veteren of the Korean conflict who never saw action but thinks he could have won that war. And he probably could have killed without remorse if he had been sent to the trenches. He is a history buff and is still fighting the Cival War literally. Not an ounce of warmth runs thru his veins. How appropreate that his date of birth should be picked to honor those me who fought there damnest and came home emotionally scarred. For them,warm hearted as they must have been, war was hell and most of them are still in that hell. Many thanks for posting this wonderful news. May God bless them every one.
2. Michelle says:

   July 15, 2010 at 10:57 pm

   Wow, it’s about time. I continue to be shocked at the statistics on affected people