Introduced a resolution to designate June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) Awareness month. http://bit.ly/2taZP8H pic.twitter.com/VsSlkroutQ
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This bipartisan effort will help reduce the stigma that often prevents servicemembers & veterans from getting mental health treatment.
Ask a servicemember about their injuries, and they are likely to show you the visible scars they wear from their service.
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They're much more reluctant to tell you about the mental scars and the less visible injuries they wear on the inside.
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When we lose as many as twenty veterans a day to suicide, reducing the stigma around mental health injuries can save lives.
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