Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the Senate on September 6, 2007, to require the state Department of Military Affairs to provide military reservists from the war in Iraq or Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury questionnaires. See also Senate Resolution 100, which would urge the United States Department of Defense to accept records of state screening for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries in the absence of a federal screening record

The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 583 at Senate Journal 131)

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Will this test be required?

which test do you reccomend giving? is this another excuse to medicate?

Only if its voluntary.

We veterans, including disabled veterans support this bill. Too many vets are abandon once they leave Iraq, and are discharged. Too many veterans are not given the chance to get screened or tested for PTSD. This would be very helpful to us vets. And YES, we deserve medication for our serious health care problems. Do not abandon us after we have fought for YOU.

the "we are heroes" chatter on this, if you please. As a Vietnam era vet I do not need to be reminded of what we ask of our military people. I endorse proposals that will help them readjust to civilian life after coming home. I suspect PTSD screening would be of great benefit to service people and new vets. But isn't this something the military and federal Veterans Administration should be doing?