November 2020 Newsletter

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• Special programs available through the
VA for women veterans.
• Services available through the Center for
Women Veterans
According to the VA, a great number of women
veterans do not apply for healthcare and
other benefits they may be eligible for due to a
lack of knowledge of these programs. In fact,
since the WHTT program began as a pilot in
2018, women who attended the training sessions
applied for VA benefits at a rate 114%
higher than in previous years, and they did so
quicker,
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The VA says that women veterans have a higher
prevalence of chronic pain, obesity, musculoskeletal
issues and depression than their
male counterparts. Further, since 2001, rates
of suicide among women veterans has increased
by 85.2%, versus 30.5% among men
among the youngest age groups.
Women veterans with a mental health diagnosis
who do seek VA care often do it later than
their male counterparts. VA hopes this new
training will let women veterans know what
benefits they have available to them and to
enroll for care and other benefits as soon as
possible.
The program is intended to complement TAP
and to provide all servicewomen with specific
women's health information that will aid their
transition to civilian life. The goal of the program
is that participants leave the course feeling
empowered to proactively manage their
health care and to be comforted by their new
support system at VA who can guide them
through the military transition process and
help them.
There will be two four-hour long sessions
daily Monday through Friday through Dec.
21. Sessions will be held at various times to
allow those stationed across the globe to attend
at a convenient hour.
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