SR 404: Emory Healthcare Veterans Program; recognize

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It honors the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, a treatment center created in 2015 by Emory University and Emory Healthcare with support from the Wounded Warrior Project, on the occasion of its tenth year of operation. The resolution recounts the program's work treating post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, anxiety, and depression among veterans and active-duty service members, noting it has served more than 3,500 people including nearly 2,000 Georgians at no cost to post-9/11 veterans and their families. The Senate directs its Secretary to provide an official copy of the resolution to the program as a token of recognition.

• Formally recognizes and commends the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program for its first ten years of operation.
• States the Senate's appreciation for the program's free treatment of post-9/11 veterans and their families, covering transportation, meals, lodging, and clinical care.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the program.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, as resolutions of this kind are symbolic statements by the Senate.

The resolution directly names the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Emory University, and Emory Healthcare. It also references veterans and active-duty service members, particularly those from Georgia, who have received treatment through the program, and the Georgia Department of Veterans Services through its Returning Veteran Task Force.

While the resolution carries no legal or funding effect, it publicly documents the Georgia Senate's acknowledgment of a mental health treatment program that has served thousands of veterans, including nearly 2,000 Georgians, and highlights its role in state suicide prevention efforts.

• The whereas clauses describe the program's founding in 2015, its treatment of invisible wounds such as post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury, and its service to more than 3,500 veterans and service members.
• The resolution notes the flagship two week Accelerated Brain Health Program has produced clinically significant improvement in more than 75 percent of graduates.
• The resolved clause formally recognizes the program on its 10th anniversary for its impact on veterans and active-duty service members.
• The final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the program.

1. 2025-03-20Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-03-18Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-14)Primary sponsor
• Chuck Payne (R, SD-54)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-15)
• Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
• Nabilah Parkes (D, SD-7)
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
• Sonya Halpern (D, SD-39)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-48)

• veterans
• mental health treatment
• Emory Healthcare
• military suicide prevention
• Georgia Senate resolution