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June 2010
Interview with Anuradha Bhagwati, Executive Director, Service Women Action Network (SWAN)
Publisher(s):This video interview with SWAN’s Executive Director, a former marine, provides an overview of the challenges faced by female veterans while deployed and after returning to their communities. It also discusses the incidence of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and the implications of the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy”.
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- General Material
June 2010
Positive Changes Following Adversity
Publisher(s):This issue focuses on positive change following adversity or the concept of posttraumatic growth. It provides a summary and analysis of research in this burgeoning area that brings together research from the trauma and positive psychology fields, offering another way to look at traumatic experiences focusing on the positive changes and growth that can ensue.
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- General Material
May 2010
Testimony before Congress by Anuradha Bhagwati
Publisher(s):This testimony particularly emphasizes the societal and institutional responses to survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) that continue to place women at greater risk for further violence and isolation. This publication also sheds light on the repercussions of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy on service women and men.
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- General Material
May 2010
Military Sexual Trauma: A Little Known Veteran Issue
Publisher(s):This radio interview discusses the military sexual trauma and related challenges face by a veteran who experienced sexual harassment while serving in the military. Rachel Cesar shares her story, and discusses homelessness, the pursuit of help and healing, and issues faced by women veterans specifically.
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- General Material
May 2010
House Committee on Veterans Affairs Joint Hearing with Subcommittee on Health on Healing the Wounds: Evaluating Military Sexual Trauma Issues
Publisher(s):This document provides the written version of testimony provided by the Executive Director of SWAN regarding the issue of Military Sexual Trauma and the experiences of individuals working within the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs facilities and programs.
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- General Material
April 2010
Military Sexual Trauma: Stories from Survivors
Publisher(s):This article shares the personal stories of two people who experienced sexual assault while serving in the military and their stories of healing within the VA system.
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- General Material
April 2010
Evidence-Based Mental Health Treatment for Victims of Human Trafficking
Publisher(s):This issue brief examines the evidence-based research for treating common mental health conditions experienced by victims of human trafficking.
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- General Material
January 2010
Building Resilience: The Power to Cope With Adversity
Publisher(s):This resource provides a synopsis of resiliency capabilities within the individual child, family, care-giving, and community levels. It states children who have grown up in challenging environments are still capable of engaging in age-appropriate activities, relating to others, and understanding their family life.
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- General Material
January 2010
Screening for Domestic Violence in Mental Health Settings
Publisher(s):This page is designed for mental health professionals who don’t work in specialized domestic violence services, but need to know about their clients’ experiences of victimization in order to provide them with the best possible services.
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- Training Tools
- General Material
January 2010
The Needs of Children in Domestic Violence Shelters
Publisher(s):This toolkit for service providers is a teaching tool and guide for understanding how trauma from domestic violence impacts children and how best to serve these children's needs. Although it was designed for use by shelter-based and other domestic violence direct service providers in North Carolina, it has broad applicability.
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- General Material
January 2010
Women, Trauma and PTSD
Publisher(s):This fact sheet reviews research on women's experiences of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on gender-based similarities and differences.
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- General Material
December 2009
Back from combat, women struggle for acceptance
Publisher(s):The article reports, "More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing so, yet the public still doesn't completely understand their contributions on the modern battlefield."