. >> it is for veterans who have posttraumatic stress. the program would begin next year in 2018 and funding would come from the department of veterans affairs. andrea karen, photo journalist and our dog in training nijel take us on a weeklong journey. >> it's going to be really different, unique. >> we are documenting the process a lot more than we would normally. >> you are taking a look live at the memorial bridge. across the bridge is arlington national cemetery. >> the veteran suicide rate still 20 a day. that is truly unacceptable. and i don't know how any of us can stand by and know that's happening without doing everything within our power to change that. bill no. hr 2327, puppies assisting wounded service members. it would pair veterans suffering from severe posttraumatic stress with a service dog. >> put a pistol in my mouth one night and i got, you know, about that close to not being here anymore. >> if it wasn't for a fellow marine who happened to knock on his door at the right time, he thinks he would have killed himself. >>

and rod talked about one of them and that is the stigma of posttraumatic stress. notice we dropped the d. because if you're labeled someone with a disorder, you're likely not to admit you got a disorder. who wants to be labeled a disorder? say to themselves, i can't find work if i get a disorder, i won't get promoted if i have a disorder, people won't understand me if i have a disorder. so in order to defeat the stigma of posttraumatic stress, to tell d the d i like people it was courageous to volunteer in the face of danger and just as courageous to talk about the invisible wounds of war. and so the book talks about people like turner who had never really talked about his posttraumatic stress until he came to our golf tournament, stood up and started talking about and he realized the path to healing, the path to dealing deal with the injury was to be open about it. the other thing we learned is that peer-to-peer counseling works really well. there are a lot of people who care about our vets. it's not hard to be empathetic. it's hard for us to understand what a ve

speaker, i rise today to speak about posttraumatic stress disorder, otherwise referred to as ptsd. roughly 5.2 million adults in the united states have been diagnosed in gaven year with posttraumatic stress disorder. many of these individuals are men and women who have bravely served our nation's military. the department of veterans affairs indicates that between 15% and 30% of the vietnam veterans have had ptsd in their lifetime. about 12% of desert storm veterans have been diagnosed with ptsd in a given year. and between 11% and 20% of those serving in operations iraqi freedom and enduring freedom have also been diagnosed with ptsd in a given year. so today, posttraumatic stress disorder awareness day, i call on all of us to do more to our fellow americans. we can do more and we must do more. we must be able to look those americans with ptsd in their eyes and say, you're not alone, and we're with you and we're going continue to serve -- give you the same service that you've given our country. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for

to help those with posttraumatic stress.roceeds at the kennedy center thatbenefit a foundation provides stress reducing meditation for veterans, at risk youth, and victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. us.t was a game changer for they are offering it to people who really need it. >> people can communicate better. this brings it down from a boil to a simmer. seinfeld --ry for jerry seinfeld, margaret cho, leno were among the lawns, pollen count is high. 72 degrees at reagan national. a cooler temperature to the west, in the 60's. falling into the upper 60's most locations west of d.c. inside the beltway, 63 to 65, mostly cloudy skies. 7:00 a.m., partly cloudy skies, grab the sunglasses. if you are out and about all day long, you may run into stray showers. it will not amount to a whole lot. mainly to the north and east of d.c., along the bay, and then we clear out tomorrow night. outdoor dining tomorrow night, barbecue plans, go for it. tomorrow will be cuffed bull, with highs reaching just about 80 degrees. outdoo

puppies, it is a pilot program starting next year to provide trained service dogs to veterans with posttraumatic stress. we started with photo journalist and nigel. >> our first visit is one of the key sponsors of this legislation. >> so hopefully being able to talk with them will give us a good sense of who the players are, how to get this pushed a little bit further, how to make it move a little faster. >> good morning, sir. we are on facebook live. how are you doing today, sir. >> thank you: . >> come on. >> we are trying to effect positive change as quickly as possible for veterans. veterans with invisible injuries. >> this is kind of the early stages and it will be interesting to be a part of it. it's only something we get a glimpse at normally. >> reporter: you will be hearing a lot more about the paws act in the weeks to come, especially how you can help. we have posted the bill and summary on >>> if you are heading to the maryland shore, it may take longer. all the eastbound highway 90 is closed. along with racetrack road. they are repairing concrete. there is a detour. take you closer,

it may be posttraumatic stress or brain injury. children have to be very careful .pouse is trying to prevent triggers. it's cannot have children over for a sleepover. it is a delicate situation. they are dealing with this and yet they do not even realize there are others they might connect with. once they connect even with just one other caregiver it is like magic. experience.ing if we bring them together in larger numbers i think they are able to support and help one another. i feel like we have them from all 50 states. like extended family. i consider them extended family. is such a bigly issue. we need to bring them out of the shadows and connect them with others. and respite, how can they provide the kind of quality care these heroes of ours who are born to battle deserve? provided if they are exhausted? you know? the lifeline respite act is vitally important and we need to get it passed immediately so states can begin to tailor services to caregivers. >> thank you. let me follow up because i agree. your is the biggest challenge i see. let me open this up to mr.

army has commissioned a medical trialedf posttraumatic stress disorder, ptsd, the $2 million study will look into the effectiveness of an injectable treatment. the substance has received praise from doctors who say it is an effective treatment to for ptsd symptoms. the medical trial will d the tr official endorsement for soldiers withosttraumatic stress disorder. >>> if you're one of those folks who burns instead of tans, a group of british scientists believe they have created somethight helin ttha lab tests show they've come up with a chemical that triggers the skin's nurat create dark pigments. they predict it can help people develop a tan without spending any tim in the sun. they say fighting skin cancer is actually what motivated their effort. >> ok.ay know that you could pe a porcupine? starting today anyone can do it. we'll show you how and where next. >> first we want to thank picture happy photos for this image of oakland. last night after thearriors won, share your w pictures withs on social media. what a great shot. >> yeah, just use the the energy conscious whopeople among us

. >>> veterans affairs secretary says he's open to medical marijuana being used to treat posttraumaticrder. david spoke at the state of the va address today. doctors can discuss medical marijuana with patients in states where it is legal but they cannot prescribe the drug. the department provides health care to 9 million vets. >> i believe that everything that could help veterans should be debated by congress and by medical experts, and we will implement that law. >> he said his top priorities include reducing backlogs of veterans waiting to get health care, addressing high suicide rate, and improving the quality of care. >> a bay area family may turn to an unlikely ally to save an old part of san francisco that is under threat from developers. it is a small building that sits under the shadow of the new towers near the financial district. it houses caulkers black smith. amazingly the shop is still in operation, more than 100 years after it opened. like from another time. tony still turns on the fire pit and matches with newspaper. he's worked here nearly 50 years, still forging tools

we didn't know what trauma was back in until 9/11, this idea of posttraumatic stress is not found in our nomenclature. my dad if you wanted to find anyone who qualified suffered with posttraumatic stress, my dad did the guys. he would be like a perfect torture someone suffering from posttraumatic stress. >> of your brothers? >> until after he died, there was all this stuff written about his house and how they were bulletproof vests and never caused a good added think anything of it. yeah, like her and there house, too? >> it was normal in until i was able to look back on all of it and understand what they were suffering from, the thing i read about in the book, the common struggle is the common aspect is we don't talk about these issues. and myself ended up having multiple addictions and suffering from mental illness as well, underlying those addictions. even though i was the sponsor, the law that requires insurance companies to pay for treatment of mental illness and addiction the same way they pay for any other chronic health condition, i myself still cannot wrap my head around the

today, we call it posttraumatic stress disorder. they did not understand it at the time. there were high rates of alcoholism after the war. there were high rates of suicide also, as the men tried to deal with what they had seen during that time period without the benefits of counseling or understanding what was going on. very similar to what we see with our veterans today. like i said previously, the men were not permitted to wear their uniforms after the war was over. but yet, the men wanted to get together and have reunions. they designed this confederate veteran uniform available for $7.50 that you will see in a lot of the reunion photographs we have here. most of the reunions we see in these images were just of confederate veterans or union veterans with their particular unit. there were a few reunions held with troops from the north and south. there want as many of them, but they were given wide publicity. these were two punch bowls made to signify one of those reunions in the 1880's between the north and south. throughout the south, many veterans' homes became organ

stressa of posttraumatic was not in our nomenclature. dad, if you are looking for someone that suffered posttraumatic stress, that would be my dad. >> the assassinations of his two brothers. >> until after he died, and there was stuff written about our house and there were in everyoof vests closet. i didn't think anything of it. it was a normal. back andould look understand what they were , the commonom aspect of it is that we don't talk about these issues. i ended up having multiple addictions. and suffering from mental illness as well underlying those addictions. and even though i was the ,ponsor of mental health parity the law that requires insurance companies to pay for treatment of mental health illnesses, i myself still could not wrap my head around the fact that after i went to rehab, that i still needed continuity of care. just like i got for my asthma. somehow, my insurers were paying for my inpatient at mayo clinic but were not paying for any follow-up. and these insurance companies know better. but they do not know it and then

he's helping train train service dogs the dogs are rescued from shelters and the train horse have posttraumatic stress disorder feel like they're again part of an honorable mission. >> in times when we leave there's a loneliness there because we're used to working with a team and being part of the mission. >> when they sit in aiken fell their soul is gone sometime. >> he says the service animal i gnat not be right for everyone put they should be available to every verse man or woman who needs the help. >> the a's beat the rank yankees 4-3 they swept the yang keys. we talked about this earlier the team that has been the first place in the al east was a hot father's day weather at the coliseum. they took a lead but the a's come back in the third and scored all of their runs, scored four times including the 18th home run. that made them nail down a win and complete a four-game sweep of the yankees. this is the third time she swept in a series since moving to oakland in 1968. the giants are also in last place and now at the have lost six games in a row. the rockies rally and they came become on a 1

. >> in order to help to defeat the cig ma of posttraumatic stress, we drop the d. i like to tell people it was courageous to volunteer in the face of danger. it was just as courageous to talk about the invisible wounds. >> former first lady talked about the challenges that caregiver can say is in light of their loved ones service. >> the national park service is diving into a project to improve at the world war ii memorial. they'll drain and other water features on sunday so they can replace the current light fixtures lighting. park service is doing work now to avoid conflict with those honor flights that transport veterans to see the memorial. the kick off to the winter olympic games in south korea, now just 230 days away if you're keeping count out there. >> and today marks a special time in the celebration leading up to its olympic day with people around the world taking part. >> and who will be covering the games for us has a preview now. >> we are now under eight months away from the winter olympics in south korea and today the world celebrates the birth of mo

acidle wounds, post from -- posttraumatic stress make more susceptible veterans to sickness, homelessness and even suicide. when one family member is suffering, the entire family an increaseding to in the risk of behavioral issues, anxiety and depression in military children who do. -- too. access to need quality care for themselves and for their children. 66% of military families say they have difficulty finding good and affordable childcare. this is one of the reasons are 27% lesslies likely to have dual incomes, and why 21% of military spouses who want or need to work are unemployed. spend military caregivers 40 hours a week at home caring for their veteran, and often spend more time caring for their children when childcare is unavailable. in order to ensure that our caregivers have the opportunity to find meaningful work and contribute financially to their household, we need to ensure that caregivers and family members are eligible for the same transition services that are offered to veterans through the government and through the nonprofit community. [applause] stephen schlott is the

could your commute giving you posttraumatic stress disorder. a psychologist weighs in.w. good evening, everyone i'm sarah simmons. up first, a two year old boy dead after an accidental drowning in the district. teisha is live with the late osmose that. reporter roar. >>reporter: really a tragedy in this capital hill east neighborhood. it happened at a home-based daycare. here's what we know so far, the daycare is licensed. the first responders when they arrived bystanders were performing cpr. they then took over. they performed cpr on route to the hospital where the child was pronounced dead. th neighbors tell us this incident happened in a kiddie pool. >> rescue crews also had a busy night. marina maracco with the details on this one. >>reporter: 90 minutes of extremely critical calls right to those calls. the first one coming in at about 5:00 this afternoon right the at the howard county line at the rocky george reservoir, a confirmed drowning, a young man along with a group of friends went out swimming. he went under but never came back up until his body was found. a

in the months following the sexual assault, she was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. so depressed she left the school and returned to texas. still feeling like there was no way to escape her pain, megan took her life. rape, mr. speaker, is never the fault of the victim, and she deserved better. now, i don't know whether the perpetrator in this case is guilty or not. i am giving you megan's point of view. but what megan believed was that she was failed by the hospital, law enforcement and the university of alabama. this past february megan filled out a mental health clinic in-take format her new school at southern methodist university. one question asked if there had been any major losses, changes or crisises in her life. she wrote, raped, bullied by police and i changed the university. mr. speaker, it is important, it is imperative that we understand victims of sexual assault. she got the death penalty for being the victim of sexual assault. she's not here to tell her story today, and i'm telling it for her, and that's just the way it is. i'll yield back. the speaker

. >> yeah, ptsd is a term that means posttraumatic stress disorder, and military sexual trauma is a termiated mst, and so, it happens when someone is sexually assaulted in the military. they develop ptsd, but it has some different symptoms that ptsd you might develop from combat. it's, in some ways, more severe than combat ptsd, and yet it's more difficult sometimes to get those benefits that heath was talking about. >> so, heath, you feel like you were retaliated against, right? >> yes, ma'am, in more than one way. >> and how would you compare that retaliation to the assault? >> [ sighs ] it's actually worse. >> it was worse? >> i-i-it's more demeaning. when... you join the military, they're supposed to have your back, and when they don't have your back... it makes it worse. and then the v.a. -- they don't help you out. it makes it worse. so, you relive each moment over and over. so, each time they retaliate against you by... taking your benefits away or not allowing you to be seen, it reopens the wounds. >> mm, i'm so sorry. cacilia, we were talking off air about the retaliation and th

this information will also provide researchers with a better understanding of mental illness and posttraumatic stress disorder in hopes of better treating these diseases and reducing the number of suicides each year. i was pleased that the 21st century cures act, which i supported here in the house and signed into law, authorized $1.51 billion for this important research. mr. speaker, to help accelerate this project and raise public attention to this initiative, today i introduce the mental health awareness semipostal stamp act with representative grace napolitano to raise awareness for this important cause. this would come at no cost to taxpayers. revenues generated from the sale of a specialized poseage stamp would be directed to the national institute of mental health to further this ambitious has the potential to revolutionize neurological and psychiatric care all around the world. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now has the potential gentleman from missouri, mr. clay, for five minutes. mr. clay: thank you, mr. speaker. i

i'm pleased the market emphasizes the consideration of posttraumatic stress disorder and brain injuryuring review by the board for corrections to military records by codifying into law the requirements to review these cases with liberal consideration and requiring the board to consider medical evidence in these cases from the va and civilian healthcare providers. mark also requires the secretary of defense to create servicemembers how to donate to dod's brain repository to further cdi research. i'm concerned the subcommittee reacted by 10,000 soldiers can also include significant increases for the reserve component. i recognize the chief of staff for the army submitted an unfunded requirement for this increase, however we still do not have a strategic plan from the pentagon that would inform congress how large the army should grow or why. further, by having funding for the nda this committee is not providing the stable funding the army needs. chairman mark will provide a four percent pay raise for our servicemen and women that this is about the president's request. once again, committ

it would be harder for veterans with mental health disorders like posttraumatic stress to get care. to receive care for mental health disorders outside the va system meaning they rely on protections that guarantee their assets to affordable care. those protections would be severely threatened and veterans who need that care would see that care at risk. here we are talking about choice, enables veterans to seek care outside the va system, practicing and we are endangering care for millions of americans, veterans who need and seek it by using medicaid. of my colleagues listen to their constituents, they will hear from many people who have come to my town hall, like christine, christina has two beautiful 4-year-old twins named mckenzie and cameron. mckenzie was born with willi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that her mom described as, quote, including low muscle tone, seizures, temperature instability, fertility, infertility, ocd and developmental delay. in the first few weeks of her life mckenzie was in the hospital for 57 days accounting for $2 million in costs. the family was spen

for simply come this bill would make it harder for veterans with mental health disorders, like posttraumatic stress, to get care. nearly a quarter of all veterans receive care for the mental health disorders outside the va system, meaning they rely onua protections that guarantee their access to affordable care. under this proposal those protections would be severelyned threatened, and the veterans who need that care would see that care at risk. here we are talking about a choice program that enables veterans to seek care outside the va system privately, and we are endangering care for millions of americans, veterans who need and seek it by using medicaid. if my colleagues listen to their constituents, they would hear from many of the people who have come to my town halls, like christine, christina has two beautiful four-year-old twins n named mckenzie and camera. gene genetic disorder that her mom described as quote, including low muscle tone, seizures, temperature instability, sleep apnea, infertility, ocd, intellectual disability and developmental delay. end quote. in the first few weeks

. >> >> or you have posttraumatic stress and that causes you to do something. we all hear the stories that is why we put so much money into preventive care and the veterans administration is working so hard it is wrong to deny somebody that it is for valor only have to commit an act of valor? those of the of the awards covered by this amendment. i urge my colleagues to support this is the right thing to do and with that i yield back. >> other discussion on the amendment? those in favor? opposed? the aye's have it the amendment is adopted. >> i have an amendment on the table. >> if the clerk would distribute the amendment without objection it is considered as read into the gentle lady is recognized for five minutes. >> fire to a colleague to support when bin but to move $50 million from the increase above the backsword missile defense to move it toward improving the cyberwarfare capabilities secretary batus said to bring in more cybertroops something to expedient because you cannot simply repair your way out of it the cyberscholarship program the students when t