p42 s1 bill 9 b009 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2018 Bill

An Act to proclaim an awareness day for posttraumatic stress disorder Mr. W. Bouma Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading July 31, 2018 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to proclaim an awareness day for posttraumatic stress disorder

Preamble Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. It causes intense fear, helplessness or horror. It is described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM -5), published by the Ame rican Psychiatric Association. The symptoms of PTSD often surface within three months of the traumatic event that caused it but can also surface years later. PTSD has become a global health issue and the prevalence of it is gaining awareness.

In Canada, be tween 1.1 and 3.5 per cent of the general population is thought to have PTSD. In 2016, Ontario amended the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 to presume that PTSD is a workplace injury among first responders if it arises out of and in the course of t he worker’s employment. Military personnel, emergency personnel, rescue workers, first responders, journalists and families of victims are particular ly at risk, although PTSD can affect anyone, regardless of socio-economic status, gender, age, nationality or vocation.

In 2010, the Senate of the United States of America designated June in each year as National PTSD Awareness Day . Making a similar designation in Ontario can raise awareness for this disorder and help thousands of people in the province and beyond move past stigma, isolation and helplessness and towards resources, understanding and, ultimately, the road to recovery. Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: PTSD Awareness Day June in each year is proclaimed as PTSD Awareness Day.

Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the PTSD Awareness Day Act, 2018. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill proclaims June in each year as PTSD Awareness Day.

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