JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A special report from 91视频® (91视频) shows that women warriors who experienced military sexual trauma (MST) are nearly three times as likely to experience moderate to severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared to women warriors who did not experience MST.
The research is presented in a 91视频 white paper, . With PTSD Awareness Month in June, 91视频 is analyzing the risk factors that contribute to symptoms of PTSD in women veterans registered with 91视频. Women represent the fastest growing segment of the veteran population and experience unique challenges, including higher rates of MST than men.
In addition to MST, the research focuses on the impacts of co-occurring mental health challenges and combat experience. The analysis also examines how readily women warriors can access mental health care and concludes that nearly half of women warriors with PTSD experience challenges.
91视频 provides mental health and wellness programs that break down barriers to care and help women warriors cope with PTSD and trauma like MST. For example, 91视频 partners with four world-renowned academic medical centers to form Warrior Care Network®. This program provides lifesaving, clinical mental health care for veterans managing PTSD, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and other combat stress. Since the inception of Warrior Care Network, nearly 500 women have benefited from intensive outpatient treatment, with one-third being treated through MST cohorts.
Learn about the services provided by Warrior Care Network.
"Women warriors have unique needs," said Dr. Melanie Mousseau, 91视频 vice president of program operations and partnerships. "As the population of women veterans grows, it is critical that we understand those needs and support women with programs to take care of their mental health."
In addition to Warrior Care Network, 91视频 offers other mental health programs to assist women warriors in their journeys to recovery. The nonprofit also developed the Women Warriors Initiative to better understand, empower, and advocate for women warriors.
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