Sexual assault in the force constitutes a crisis in the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. “We’re losing the confidence of the women who serve that we can solve this problem,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told reporters as he returned from
Read more →Warning Trigger Alert: This story and its subsequent parts describe my experience as a survivor of Rape in the military. It also describes my experience with Cognitive Processing Therapy. I joined the Army after I turned 18. Though I graduated at 17, my parents refused to sign
Read more →Several years ago I was diagnosed with PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety Disorder. I am Service Connected Disabled (70%) and live with daily symptoms caused by two rapes while serving in the Army on two different posts, on two different continents. My assailants were both soldiers I served
Read more →Military sexual trauma (MST) is the term that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to refer to sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred while the Veteran was in the military. It includes any sexual activity where someone is involved against his or her will
Read more →press release April 25, 2012, 5:58 p.m. EDT The War on Women in Uniform: How Female Veterans Are Fighting Sexual Trauma Los Angeles’ Harvesting Happiness for Heroes Joins The National Women Veterans Association of America to Address the Invisible Wounds of War Including PTSD, TBI and Military
Read more →By Patricia Kime – Staff writer Posted : Thursday Dec 8, 2011 12:37:09 EST In light of a Veterans Affairs Department study showing that one-third of female Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder report being raped, sexually assaulted or harassed, and one in 100 military
Read more →Military sexual trauma (MST) is the term that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to refer to sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred while the Veteran was in the military. It includes any sexual activity where someone is involved against his or her will
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Read more →Xiomara A. Sosa, You Are Strong! Founder, President & CEO The Office of Mental Health Services mission is to maintain and improve the health and well-being of Veterans through excellence in health care, social services, education, and research. Intended Audience The Office of Mental Health Services internet
Read more →Xiomara A. Sosa, You Are Strong! Founder, President & CEO Military sexual trauma (MST) is the term that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to refer to sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred while the Veteran was in the military. It includes any sexual
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