H. Res. 1746 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 8, 2010. 
Whereas the Boston Red Sox Foundation has been aug-
menting the Departments of Defense and Veterans’ Af-
fairs in providing care for veterans and members of the 
Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress dis-
order (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 po-
tential 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 al-
cohol 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 organi-
zation committed to creating a national network of cen-
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 vet-
erans in conjunction with Massachusetts General Hos-
pital; 
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 Univer-
sity 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 treat-
ment 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 treat-
ments and community education of health workers, cler-
gy, 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 Gen-
eral are providing counseling and related services to fam-
ily 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 public- 
private 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 mem-
bers 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.