{"id":55,"date":"2018-08-02T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/?p=55"},"modified":"2018-09-19T14:32:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T18:32:59","slug":"posttraumatic-stress-awareness-day-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbouma.ca\/posttraumatic-stress-awareness-day-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day is one step closer to becoming law"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day is one step closer to becoming law<\/h1>\n<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<br \/>\nAugust 2, 2018<\/p>\n<p>QUEEN\u2019S PARK \u2013 Members of the Ontario Legislature gave unanimous support to Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma\u2019s Private Member\u2019s Bill\u00a0PTSD Awareness Day Act\u00a0after Second Reading debate today. The act would proclaim June 27th in Ontario as PTSD Awareness Day annually and help deal with the stigma attached to PTSD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, Ontario has one of the highest rates of PTSD sufferers in the world. It&#8217;s been estimated that one in ten of our fellow Ontarians have been affected by it. And, just to emphasize a point I made before, we&#8217;re not just talking about veterans and first responders. We&#8217;re talking about people all around us who we meet every day. They may have been victims of violence in their own home or on the street. They may have seen a tragedy unfold or lived through a life-changing experience. Surviving a near-fatal illness can trigger PTSD.\u201d Bouma said during Second Reading debate.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed legislation garnered letters of support from many organizations and professional associations including the City of Brantford Mayor Chris Friel, Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences President and CEO Karim Mamdani, Canadian Mental Health Association\u2019s Lill Petrella, Six Nations Health Services Director Lori Davis Hill and OPP Inspector \u2013 Detachment Commander Jim Millson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that marking a special day on the calendar isn&#8217;t enough. There is more to do. But I hope it will be seen as a step in the right direction as we bring PTSD out of the darkness and provide some light to those who suffer from it.\u201d the MPP concluded.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving support from all three parties, the bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Legislative Assembly for review.<\/p>\n<p>-30-<\/p>\n<p>Watch here: www.youtube.com\/watch?v=balUp5Bsxug<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact MPP Will Bouma at 519-759-0361 or <a href=\"mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org\">will.bouma@pc.ola.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day is one step closer to becoming law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 2, 2018 QUEEN\u2019S PARK \u2013 Members of the Ontario Legislature gave unanimous support to Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma\u2019s Private Member\u2019s Bill\u00a0PTSD Awareness Day Act\u00a0after Second Reading debate today. 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