H. Res. 1746 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

December 8, 2010. 

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; 

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 the prevalence of clinically diagnosed cases of PTSD 

in veterans who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan 

ranges from 1.5 to 9 percent, depending on exposure risk 

factors, and the prevalence of PTSD symptoms in such 

veterans, based on self-reported surveys, ranges from 4.2 

to 26 percent depending on exposure risk factors; 

Whereas those with PTSD are at higher risk for developing 

other psychological disorders, such as depression, more 

likely to engage in self-destructive behaviors, such as alcohol and substance abuse; 
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Whereas PTSD has been associated with unemployment and 

a work productivity loss; 

Whereas PTSD, left untreated, may exact an additional 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 

founded Welcome Back Veterans, a not-for-profit organization committed to creating a national network of centers 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 Major League Baseball and the Boston Red Sox 

Foundation have already raised $15,000,000 in private 
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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 provides some 

counseling services to family members of those suffering 

from PTSD; 

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 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

(1) recognizes and supports the efforts of Welcome 

Back Veterans to augment the services provided by the 

Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in pro-
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viding timely and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic 

stress disorder and related psychiatric disorders; and 

(2) encourages the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

establish innovative public-private partnerships for the 

treatment and research of post-traumatic stress disorder 

in teaching hospitals across the country. 

Attest: 

Clerk.