BROWN APPOINTED TO SPECIAL COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF WAR
BOSTON, MA – Senator Scott Brown was recently appointed to serve as a member of the Special Commission to study the effects of war on returning Massachusetts service members. This is the first time the state has established such a commission since the one formed in 1981 to examine the needs of Vietnam War veterans.
Specifically, the 15-member Commission is tasked to examine three initiatives: 1) the establishment of a mandatory mental health treatment program for national guard members, 2) a state military family leave policy for primary caregivers of returning service members, and 3) a statewide education training program to assist law enforcement, corrections officers and other first responders in recognizing the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sen. Brown is the ranking Republican of the Joined Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs and a member of the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Issues. Brown also serves as a Lt. Colonel in the Massachusetts National Guard.
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