--- title: SR 404. Emory Healthcare Veterans Program; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr404 cite_as: SR 404, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr404 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr404.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr404/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71393 date: 2025-03-20 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Emory Healthcare Veterans Program; recognize ## Text 25 LC 129 0347 Senate Resolution 404 By: Senators McLaurin of the 14th, Payne of the 54th, Harbison of the 15th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Islam Parkes of the 7th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Emory Healthcare Veterans Progra m upon its 10th1 anniversary; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, in 2015, Emory University and Emory Healthcare, with t he support of the3 Wounded Warrior Project, established the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program; and 4 WHEREAS, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program is a center of excellence dedicated to5 helping veterans and active-duty service members heal their inv isible wounds, such as6 post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, anxiety, depression, and7 related conditions; and 8 WHEREAS, in its ten years of existence, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program has served9 more than 3,500 veterans and active duty service members, providing them with effective,10 evidence-based, holistic mental health care; and11 WHEREAS, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program's flagship treat ment plan, the12 two-week Accelerated Brain Health Program, has significantly tr ansformed the lives of13 graduating veterans and active-duty service members, with more than 75 percent seeing14 clinically significant improvements in their symptoms; and15 S. R. 404 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0347 WHEREAS, to remove any and all barriers that veterans or servic e-members may have16 preventing them from seeking treatment, all transportation, mea ls, lodging, activities, and17 clinical treatment are provided at no cost to post-9/11 veterans or their families; and18 WHEREAS, while the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program will serve veterans or19 service-members from anywhere in the country, it has served more members of the military20 community from Georgia than anywhere else, with nearly 2,000 Ge orgians receiving21 treatment; and22 WHEREAS, the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program has served the state of Georgia as a23 member of the Department of Veterans Services' Returning Veteran Task Force, and as part24 of the Governor's Challenge to Prevent Suicide in Service membe rs, Veterans, and their25 Families, which Governor Kemp signed at the Emory's clinic; and26 WHEREAS, since post traumatic stress and depression have been identified as a significant27 risk factors for and as an underlying cause of military suicide, the work done by the Emory28 Healthcare Veterans Program to heal invisible wounds has saved the lives of many veterans29 and active-duty service members.30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body31 recognize the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program upon its 10th a nniversary for the32 significant impact it has made to transform and save the lives of veterans and active-duty33 service members.34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed35 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for di stribution to the Emory36 Healthcare Veterans Program.37 S. R. 404 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate resolution honors the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program on its 10th anniversary, recognizing its mental health care work for veterans and active-duty service members in Georgia. ### Plain-language summary This resolution from the Georgia Senate commends the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, a mental health treatment center founded in 2015 by Emory University and Emory Healthcare with support from the Wounded Warrior Project. The program treats veterans and active-duty service members for post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, anxiety, and depression. The resolution notes the program has served more than 3,500 veterans and service members over ten years, with nearly 2,000 of them from Georgia. It highlights the program's two-week Accelerated Brain Health Program, offered free of charge to post-9/11 veterans and their families, and its role in state suicide prevention efforts. The Senate directs its Secretary to send a copy of the resolution to the program as a formal recognition. ### What it does - Formally recognizes and commends the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program for its work over the past ten years. - States the Senate's appreciation for the program's mental health treatment of veterans and active-duty service members. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the program. - Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a commemorative statement only. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Emory University, and Emory Healthcare. It also references veterans and active-duty service members, particularly the nearly 2,000 Georgians who have received treatment through the program. ### Why it matters While the resolution carries no legal force or funding, it is an official statement from the Georgia Senate acknowledging the program's mental health work with veterans, which the text says has treated thousands of Georgians and contributed to state suicide prevention initiatives. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the program's founding in 2015 and its treatment of over 3,500 veterans and service members nationwide. - It notes nearly 2,000 Georgians have received treatment, more than from any other state. - It states that treatment, transportation, meals, and lodging are provided at no cost to post-9/11 veterans and their families. - The resolved clause formally recognizes the program for its impact on veterans' lives. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the program. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-20) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-20) - Sponsors: Josh McLaurin, Chuck Payne, Ed Harbison, Kay Kirkpatrick, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Jason Anavitarte, Sonya Halpern, Shawn Still - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71393 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr404.md?full=1