State & local initiatives
State and local initiatives
State and local initiatives
Building PTSI awareness across the country
Building PTSI awareness across the country
Recognized in 47 states
Recognized in 47 states
Recognized in 47 states
Only Minnesota, New Mexico, and Nevada have yet to enact legislative measures that recognize post-traumatic stress as an “injury,” but maybe you can help make it 50 out of 50?
Only Minnesota, New Mexico, and Nevada have yet to enact legislative measures that recognize post-traumatic stress as an “injury,” but maybe you can help make it 50 out of 50?
Post-traumatic stress effects hundreds of millions of survivors — along with their loved ones. A recent study confirms what many people close to this issue knew already — that eliminating the stigma associated with a “disorder” by rightly renaming the condition as an “injury” will result in many more survivors seeking and getting the help they need.
Changing the name to PTSI requires increased awareness among the general population and convincing governing bodies to get on-board. Certainly, that includes urging the American Psychiatric Association to change the diagnosis, but also through the efforts of folks like Thomas Mahany, a Vietnam veteran and President of the non-profit Honor for All. Mahany has been at the forefront of getting initiatives in dozens of local and state jurisdictions around the country to change the name from PTSD to PTSI. In 47 of 50 states, legislation has been passed — or governors have issued proclamations — that recognize the change.
If you reside in Minnesota,
Nevada, or New Mexico…
…and you would like to help your home state — and the cause, at large — recognize post-traumatic stress as PTSI, please reach out to us using the form below.