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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1746 

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment 

the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans’ 

Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans and members 

of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 1, 2010 

Mr. ISRAEL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 

Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back 

Veterans to augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs in providing 

timely and world-class care for veterans and members 

of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related 

psychiatric disorders. 

Whereas the Boston Red Sox Foundation has been augmenting the Departments of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs in providing care for veterans and members of the 

Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related psychiatric disorders; 


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Whereas members of all components of the United States 

Armed Forces have been serving honorably in Iraq and 

Afghanistan since 2001; 

Whereas deployed soldiers frequently and continually engage 

in high-intensity combat operations, exposing them to potential triggers for PTSD or other psychiatric conditions; 

Whereas a 2008 report published by the RAND Corporation 

estimated that one in five Iraq and Afghanistan veterans 

are affected by PTSD; 

Whereas those with PTSD are at high risk for developing 

other psychological disorders, such as depression, more 

likely to engage in self-destructive behaviors, such as alcohol and substance abuse, and are six times more likely 

than persons without PTSD to commit suicide; 

Whereas PTSD has been associated with unemployment and 

a work productivity loss; 

Whereas PTSD, left untreated, exacts an enormous toll on 

individuals, families, and society; 

Whereas veterans and active members of the United States 

Armed Forces are a distinguished and honored part of 

our society and deserve special recognition and treatment 

for their sacrifices on our behalf; 

Whereas the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

Representatives encourages and actively seeks innovative 

treatments for PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI); 

Whereas Major League Baseball, in partnership with the 

McCormick Foundation, the Entertainment Industry 

Foundation, and University Hospitals at Weill Cornell, 

the University of Michigan and Stanford University have 

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ters to provide the best care to veterans, and funding 

groundbreaking research to limit the scope of PTSD; 

Whereas the Boston Red Sox Foundation independently 

founded a program to provide PTSD treatment for veterans in conjunction with Massachusetts General Hospital; 

Whereas Welcome Back Veterans through Major League 

Baseball Charities and the Boston Red Sox Foundation 

have funded efforts at four hospitals and universities— 

Massachusetts General in Boston, Weill Cornell in New 

York, the University of Michigan, and Stanford University in California; 

Whereas has Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox 

Foundation have already raised $15 million in private 

funding to support treatment, research, and innovation in 

PTSD care through grants to other service organizations; 

Whereas the University of Michigan has already begun treatment of hundreds of members of the Armed Forces and 

veterans in a new buddy to buddy program; 

Whereas Massachusetts General is providing evaluations and 

treatment to local veterans with PTSD and TBI, family 

counseling and outreach for family members of veterans 

affected by these two conditions; 

Whereas Massachusetts General, Weill Cornell and Stanford 

University are doing ongoing research to improve treatments and community education of health workers, clergy, social workers, human resource providers and others; 

Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs is currently not 

providing treatment services for family members of those 

suffering from PTSD; 


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Whereas the University of Michigan and Massachusetts General are providing counseling and related services to family members of those suffering from PTSD; 

Whereas 5,000 veterans and members of the Armed Forces 

are already receiving help through the Welcome Back 

Veterans program; and 

Whereas Welcome Back Veterans is committed to a publicprivate partnership with appropriate government agencies 

to continue to expand their work and outreach: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes and supports the efforts of Wel3 come Back Veterans to augment the services pro4 vided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans 

5 Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for 

6 veterans and members of the Armed Forces suf7 fering from post-traumatic stress disorder and re8 lated psychiatric disorders; and 

9 (2) encourages the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs to establish innovative public-private partner11 ships for the treatment and research of post-trau12 matic stress disorder in teaching hospitals across the 

13 country. 

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