Women Escape War Only to Suffer Sexual Trauma and Be Denied Proper Help

Chris Engel 9/11/132:30 PM

"How serious is the issue of military rape? The latest figures show that a full 20% of female veterans who were stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan were the victims of sexual trauma while serving. Worse yet, since the percentage reflects the amount of women who actually report the incidents to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the figure surely underrepresents the extent of the problem.

"As The Center for Public Integrity reports, the military is immensely failing women who serve. Not only are the rampant rates of rape and sexual assault not being treated as a serious problem, but also the VA is doing an inadequate job of assisting the women once they return to civilian life and are still suffering from trauma...."

http://www.care2.com/causes/women-escape-war-only-to-suffer-sexual-trauma-and-be-denied-proper-help.html

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