[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PTSD AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. ZINKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in solidarity with the millions 
of men and women from the Armed Forces who are living with or who have 
died from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. June is PTSD 
Awareness Month.
  In my home State of Montana, nearly 15,000 veterans, or 15 percent of 
the population of all veterans, suffer from PTSD. PTSD, no doubt, is a 
serious condition that touches every aspect of a person's life. Every 
day, 22 veterans commit suicide nationwide. Many of them struggle to 
live with PTSD. Many of our veterans who live with PTSD struggle to 
transition to civilian life because they have not been given essential 
resources in the care they need at VA hospitals and clinics or from 
their local communities.
  I urge the Veterans Health Administration and local communities to 
work together to do everything we can to combat this epidemic.
  God bless America and the men and women who serve and defend her.

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