HJ449: Commending the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 449
Offered March 2, 2020
Commending the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.
Patrons-- Subramanyam; Senator: Bell

WHEREAS, in 2018, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors established the Vet Center Community Access Center in Leesburg to provide a convenient location for veterans to receive the best possible readjustment counseling; and

WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors worked with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Martinsburg Vet Center in West Virginia to make the Vet Center Community Access Center a reality; and

WHEREAS, the licensed clinicians of the Vet Center Community Access Center offer counseling for mental health needs related to post-traumatic stress disorder, marriage and family therapy, sexual assault, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, and other unique socioeconomic issues affecting veterans and their families; and

WHEREAS, the Vet Center Community Access Center is more accessible to the veteran community in Loudoun County than other such centers in the region, ensuring that all individuals in need can receive care and support; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors on establishing the Vet Center Community Access Center in Leesburg; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the important work of the Vet Center Community Access Center in supporting the men and women in uniform who have served and sacrificed in defense of the nation.