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Michigan House adopts resolution declaring July 1, 2025 Invisible Wounds Day
Summary
The Michigan House adopted House Resolution 141 on July 1, declaring July 1, 2025 as Invisible Wounds Day. Sponsor Representative Brenda Carter urged awareness of PTSD beyond military populations, citing her personal experience.
LANSING — The Michigan House on July 1 adopted House Resolution 141, declaring July 1, 2025, as Invisible Wounds Day in Michigan.
Representative Brenda Carter introduced the resolution and addressed the chamber about the need to recognize trauma that is not outwardly visible. "This resolution is more than symbolic," Carter said on the floor. She described how PTSD affects people outside of the military community, including survivors of violence, abuse and parents who have lost a child. "When I lost my son, Brian, my world changed forever," Carter said, describing personal symptoms and the challenges of grief.
Carter urged the chamber to support the resolution as "a call to action and for awareness, healing, and compassion," and highlighted evidence-based treatments including behavioral therapy and EMDR. The clerk called the question on the adoption of House Resolution 141; the House adopted the resolution by voice vote when members responded "Aye."
The resolution is nonbinding and declaratory; the transcript records the adoption but does not reference any mandated state programs or funding tied to the resolution in the provided floor record.
