Female Veterans Not Getting Proper Help For PTSD

Feds: Female Veterans Battling to Get PTSD Treatment
Officials say cases are often linked to sexual trauma
KRGV News
Apr 08, 2015

WESLACO - Female veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder may not be getting the help they need, according to federal investigators.

Investigators looked at the Veterans Benefits Administration, which is within the Department of Veterans Affairs.

One of the administration's jobs is to help female vets who suffered sexual trauma while in the military and who may now suffer from PTSD as a result.

Investigators found that there's much more work to be done.

Serving in the military is one of the toughest, most dangerous jobs in the world. Still, the real war sometimes is at home.

It's estimated that 20 percent of female veterans returning home after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from PTSD. That's about 56,000 women.
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