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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Designating June 27, 2016, as "Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day" to encourage all public, private, and military service providers to continue educating service members and veterans and their families, victims of abuse, crimes, and natural disasters, and the general public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for post-traumatic stress injuries.
WHEREAS, the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who proudly serve the United States and risk their lives to protect our freedom, deserve the investment of every possible resource to ensure their lasting physical, mental, and emotional well-being; and
WHEREAS, combat operational stress has historically been viewed as a mental illness caused by a pre-existing flaw of character or ability, or both, and the term "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" (PTSD) carries a stigma that perpetuates this misconception; and
WHEREAS, post-traumatic stress can occur not only after a traumatic event experienced in combat, but also after rape, sexual assault, battery, torture, confinement, child abuse, automobile accidents, train wrecks, airplane crashes, bombings, and natural disasters; and
WHEREAS, referring to the complications from post-traumatic stress as a disorder perpetuates the stigma of and bias against mental illness that discourages those suffering from post-traumatic stress from seeking proper and timely medical treatment; and
WHEREAS, making the condition less stigmatizing and more honorable can favorably influence those affected and encourage them to seek timely treatment without fear of retribution or shame and will diminish the PTSD suicide rate; and
WHEREAS, all those who are suffering from post-traumatic stress injuries deserve consideration and those who have received wounds in service to this Nation further deserve respect and recognition; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2016, the Senate concurring, that June 27, 2016, be designated as "Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day" to encourage all public, private, and military service providers to continue educating service members and veterans and their families, victims of abuse, crimes, and natural disasters, and the general public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment for post-traumatic stress injuries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Adjutant General, Director of Health, and the Director of the Office of Veterans' Services.
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June 27, 2016, Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day