TOMORROW: COMPTROLLER SEAN SCANLON OBSERVES PTSD AWARENESS MONTH
Csejka, Madi
TOMORROW: COMPTROLLER SEAN SCANLON OBSERVES PTSD AWARENESS MONTH
(HARTFORD, CT)—Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m., Comptroller Scanlon will be joined by first responders and dispatchers, labor representatives, and advocates to observe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month.
Each June, PTSD Awareness Month acknowledges the impact various events can have on one’s mental health, from military service to physical or sexual violence to extreme natural disasters.
Speakers will share their lived experiences, discuss resources and supports available, and promote seeking help for those struggling with PTSD.
WHO: Comptroller Sean Scanlon, AFSCME Executive Director Jody Barr, Police Officers Association of Connecticut President Florencio Cotto, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence President & CEO Meghan Scanlon, Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence Executive Director Beth Hamilton, Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association President Peter Brown, first responders and dispatchers, additional labor representatives and advocates
WHAT: PTSD Awareness Month Observance Press Conference
WHEN: TOMORROW, June 4 at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hartford Fire Department Engine Co. 14, 25 Blue Hills Avenue, Hartford
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Contact: Madi Csejka
Director of Communications
C: 203-506-0191