"Women veterans, like their male counterparts, may be exposed to multiple deployments, combat situations, and experiences of trauma while serving in the military.
Media reports highlight several challenges that veterans may face as a result of their military experiences when transitioning to civilian life, including:
• finding housing and employment,
• re-assuming parenting responsibilities,
• continued physical health care needs,
• substance abuse and mental health problems such as: depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Military Sexual Trauma (MST).
This brief provides criminal justice practitioners with information about the unique needs of female veterans and what is known about their involvement in the criminal justice system. It offers a gender and trauma informed approach that criminal justice practitioners can use to more effectively manage this population...."
http://cjinvolvedwomen.org/sites/all/documents/WomenVeterans.pdf
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