Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month, and June 27, 2025, as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in the State of New York
This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim June 2025 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in New York State. It frames post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) as an “invisible wound” that can arise not only from combat, but also from interpersonal violence, serious accidents, and natural disasters, and it emphasizes the importance of compassion, recognition, and treatment for those affected.
The resolution does not change any substantive state law or create new legal rights, duties, or appropriations. Its effect is ceremonial and expressive: it asks the Governor to issue a proclamation and directs that copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor and to Thomas Mahany of Honor for ALL. The measure is intended to raise public awareness, encourage treatment-seeking, and honor veterans and others living with trauma-related injuries.
The general sentiment reflected in the text is strongly supportive and sympathetic. The resolution uses language about dignity, well-being, and the need to reduce shame and fear around treatment, and it specifically highlights the sacrifices of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Because there are no recorded committee transcripts or votes provided, there is no evidence of formal opposition in the available materials.
Any potential contention is limited and mostly conceptual rather than legislative. The resolution adopts the term “post-traumatic stress injury” instead of the more common “post-traumatic stress disorder,” which reflects a preference among some advocates for framing the condition as an injury rather than a disorder. That terminology may matter to veterans’ advocates and mental health stakeholders, but the resolution itself is nonbinding and primarily commemorative.
This resolution has no direct effect on the New York Consolidated Laws or agency regulations. It does not amend statutes, create a program, or require state spending; instead, it requests a gubernatorial proclamation and serves as a public-awareness measure recognizing PTSD/PTSI and encouraging treatment, especially for veterans and trauma survivors.
The overall sentiment is positive, respectful, and supportive of awareness efforts. The resolution is framed as a tribute to people living with post-traumatic stress injury and to veterans in particular, with an emphasis on compassion, dignity, and suicide prevention. No votes or committee remarks are available, so the record provided shows no explicit opposition.
The main point of possible contention is the terminology itself: the resolution repeatedly uses “post-traumatic stress injury” rather than the clinically common “post-traumatic stress disorder,” reflecting a viewpoint that trauma-related symptoms should be understood as an injury and not a disorder. That framing is generally associated with veterans’ advocacy groups and may be debated by mental health professionals or policymakers, but the measure is otherwise ceremonial and noncontroversial in the materials provided.