After decades of debate, a void still exists in the literature and socio-political dialog related to the unrestricted and unbiased inclusion of women in the military.
There is increasing concern that adults with a past history of incarceration are at particular disadvantage in exiting homelessness.
Background: Prior regional studies of women Veterans identified barriers to Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare use.
Although the U.S. Army suicide rate is known to have risen sharply over the past decade, information about medically documented, nonfatal suicidal behaviors is far more limited.
Background The prevalence of suicide among U.S. Army soldiers has risen dramatically in recent years.
As the proportion of women serving in the United States military continues to increase, more female veterans are being treated for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Department of Veterans Affairs