SJR27 Summary

• Designates June 27 of each year as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and June as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month in Alabama.

• Advocates for referring to combat stress conditions as "Post-Traumatic Stress Injury" (PTSI) rather than "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" (PTSD) to reduce stigma and encourage treatment-seeking among affected individuals.

• Notes that electro-magnetic imaging shows post-traumatic stress is more accurately characterized as a brain injury rather than a mental disorder, and that timely treatment can prevent complications and suicides.

• Urges the Department of Public Health and Department of Veterans Affairs to continue educating victims of interpersonal violence, combat, accidents, and natural disasters about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of PTSI.

• Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Department of Public Health, and Department of Veterans Affairs.