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US military service members who report sexual assault frequently experience retaliation that goes unpunished

SURVIVOR: Dedication to MST was made by SPC Vanessa Johnston and SGT Thomas McPherson at the April 2016 I WAS THERE Film Workshop at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

Stacey Thompson was proud to be a woman in the Marines. But after she reported being sexually assaulted by her sergeant she was given an “other than honorable” discharge that left her without military benefits. Struggling with PTSD, Stacey waged a decade-long battle to regain her health and military honors.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, can be extremely difficult for anyone who has dealt with a serious trauma; more specifically for soldiers in or returning from duty. Project Welcome Home Troops began in 2006 when several trauma relief trainers from the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) volunteered to

Thousands of female veterans are struggling to get VA disability benefits for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by sexual trauma they suffered while in the military. The VA is slowly coming around to recognizing the severe mental and social problems caused by Military Sexual Trauma.
MST is defined

It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year thousands of Veterans are impacted by Military Sexual Trauma. Our society is becoming more aware of this subject, but there is still a lot that Veterans aren’t aware of when it pertains to a VA Disability Claim for MST. Our lead VA Disability

After the first and second world wars, PTSD had a negative connotation. But not only is it a real mental illness, you don’t have to be a soldier in a warzone to suffer from it.

For female veterans, returning to the workforce can be hard and downright scary. Makeovers That Matter was founded in 2012 by Michael John (MJ) Derricott. The focus of this organization is to help female veterans and economically challenged women get back to work.
Makeovers That Matter offers these women

When Chad Miron returned home from his tour in Afghanistan, he began a new battle with PTSD. The Canadian veteran got a service dog to help him cope. Now he says his canine companion is largely responsible for his recovery. To read the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3314199

When First Lt. Shaye Haver and Capt. Kristen Griest graduated from U.S. Army Ranger training, they became the first women in history to hurdle that barrier, but now they may never see combat.
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Are you caring for a Woman Veteran? Dr. Rossiter will provide a brief overview of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Military Sexual Trauma (MST) as they relate to Women Veterans and will discuss emerging new therapy options. In addition to learning about new therapy options, the webinar will also provide

2015 Health Equity Research Snapshot: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women Veterans (Minneapolis VA Health Care System)
Researchers use brain imaging to identify biological indicators of PTSD in women and genetic tests to understand why some women will develop PTSD while others won’t.

Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD
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See what life is like for Alicia, a homeless veteran, who lives out of her car and storage unit.

Jim Madigan takes a look at the new “Women’s Health Center” at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leeds. At this center attention is being paid to what is known as MST: Military Sexual Trauma, including both sexual harassment and actual assaults, and it’s now being treated as one more very

Host Val Zavala brings you the story of Angie Peacock, an Army veteran who suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and sexual assault. Peacock talks about overcoming the various stages of her life while coping with addiction, depression, and a failed marriage.
In this 2009 “SoCal Connected” story, Peacock documents

Thanks to the VA’s Aspire Center, Linette Davis is getting help for her post-traumatic stress disorder.

A three minute trailer for the feature documentary “Women At War: Forgotten Veterans of Desert Storm.”
This film takes an intimate look at women soldiers’ wartime experiences on the toxic battlefields of 1991’s Operation Desert Storm and their heartbreaking battles with Gulf War illnesses since they’ve returned home.
These female

When Fannie Houck was discharged from the navy in 1976, she survived a sexual assault and a helicopter incident that left her disabled and emotionally scarred.