Sexual assault victims say VA isn’t doing enough
Stars and Stripes
By Leo Shane III
Published: July 19, 2013
WASHINGTON — Military sexual assault victims say the Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t doing enough to provide care and treatment for their trauma, especially when it comes to men who have been sexually abused.
VA officials insist they are working as quickly as possible to address those concerns, noting that they’ve seen sharp increases recently in the number of veterans receiving care for military sexual trauma.
“But as much as we have done over the last few years, there are significant gaps … that we need to address,” said Dr. Rajiv Jain, VA’s assistant deputy undersecretary for patient care services.
More than 85,000 veterans received sexual trauma-related care from VA medical personnel in fiscal 2012, and increase of almost 11 percent from the year before. The number of appointments and care meetings increased more than 13 percent from fiscal 2011 to fiscal 2012.
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