Female Veterans Face Added Challenges

Week of August 06, 2007

A recent program on National Public Radio's program "Talk of the Nation" included a discussion about access to mental health care and other issues female military servicemembers and veterans face after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. According to remarks made by experts during the program, female veterans are susceptible to job instability and homelessness and are more likely than men to experience post-traumatic stress disorder. An audio segment of the broadcast is available at the NPR website.

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