MILITARY SERVICE = MORE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR WOMEN

Since 9/11 the number of female veterans has consistently risen each year, reaching over two million women in the US today. Looking closely at these growing numbers, a pattern emerges: 

• When they leave the military and become veterans, women face different, asymmetric challenges from their male peers. 
• Women vets have higher rates of mental illness symptoms than men. 
• They are proportionately more at risk of experiencing homelessness, more likely to struggle with substance abuse, and are more at risk of becoming suicidal.