• Ebrahimi R, Lynch KE, Beckham JC, Dennis PA, Viernes B, Tseng CH, Shroyer ALW, Sumner JA. Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incident Ischemic Heart Disease in Women Veterans. JAMA cardiology. 2021 Mar 17.
• Marshall V, Stryczek KC, Haverhals L, Young J, Au DH, Ho PM, Kaboli PJ, Kirsh S, Sayre G. The Focus They Deserve: Improving Women Veterans' Health Care Access. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2021 Feb 10.
• Hoffmire CA, Denneson LM, Monteith LL, Dichter ME, Gradus JL, Cappelletti MM, Brenner LA, Yano EM. Accelerating Research on Suicide Risk and Prevention in Women Veterans Through Research-Operations Partnerships. Medical care. 2021 Feb 1; 59:S11-S16.
• Lehavot K, Millard SP, Thomas RM, Yantsides K, Upham M, Beckman K, Hamilton AB, Sadler A, Litz B, Simpson T. A randomized trial of an online, coach-assisted self-management PTSD intervention tailored for women veterans. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2021 Feb 1; 89(2):134-141.
• Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Kinney R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry B, Goldstein KM, Shivakumar G, Copeland L. Racial Differences in the Cesarean Section Rates Among Women Veterans Using Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care. Medical care. 2021 Feb 1; 59(2):131-138.

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• Suicide Prevention for Women Veterans
  The articles in this supplement highlight the value of a wide range of data sources, from the macro-level surveillance data available through the DoD, VA, and the US National Violent Death Reporting System to the depth of qualitative data of individual experiences with suicide attempts. They also illustrate the complexities of studying gender and suicide, while generating a new understanding of im...
  
  Date: February 1, 2021
• VA’s Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Affects Access Differently for Women and Men Veterans
  This study of 5.4 million Veterans (including 448,455 women), who received care at one of 396 VA primary care clinics between FY2013 and FY2016, set out to answer the following question: Did VA’s national Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) initiative improve access to care equally among men and women Veterans? Findings showed that PC-MHI was associated with greater use of all outpatie...
  
  Date: October 20, 2020
• Gender Differences in Thought Processes among Veterans who Attempted Suicide
  This study sought to better understand gender differences in the development of suicidal behaviors among U.S. Veterans to inform future research and gender-tailored prevention efforts. Findings revealed two gendered narratives of suicide attempts that incorporated the primary themes of self-concept, social power, relationships, coping, and stress. When discussing reasons for their suicide attempts...
  
  Date: September 1, 2020
• Majority of Women Veterans Feel Welcome at VA
  Investigators in this study analyzed patient suggestions on how to make the VA healthcare system more welcoming to women. Findings showed that of the study participants, 85% felt welcome within the VA healthcare system. Overall, 490 distinct responses were provided to a question asking for suggestions to make VA more welcoming to women Veterans (260 comments and 230 suggestions). Comments included...
  
  Date: July 1, 2020
• Both PTSD Symptoms and Moral Injury are Associated with Adverse Perinatal Outcomes among Women Veterans
  This longitudinal study is the first to examine the impact of PTSD symptoms and moral injury on adverse perinatal outcomes among women who became pregnant in the first three years after separating from military service. Findings showed that after adjusting for age, racial/ethnic minority status, socioeconomic status, and lifetime trauma, both PTSD symptoms and moral injury were associated with adv...
  
  Date: June 1, 2020

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• Health Outcomes and Healthcare Use among Transgender Veterans || In Progress

  ...bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Veterans in the United States. As a result...stress, and discrimination, these Veterans face increased health risks and unique...Improving Care and Access for LGBTQ Veterans » Table of Contents Health Outcomes...Healthcare Use among Transgender Veterans Feature Article Despite the current

• Improving Care and Access for LGBTQ Veterans || In Progress

  ...bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Veterans in the United States. As a result...stress, and discrimination, these Veterans face increased health risks and unique...Access for LGBTQ Veterans Overview: New Research for LGBTQ Veterans Individual Research...Healthcare Use among Transgender Veterans Understanding Mental Health Problems

• Women Veterans Healthcare CREATE || In Progress

  ...recruits are women, and it's estimated that by 2018, 10% of the Veteran population...population will consist of women. Our March issue focuses on HSR&D research intended...Healthcare for Women Veterans » Table of Contents Women Veterans Healthcare CREATE...on topics that include PTSD, rural Veterans, long-term care, and improving access

• VA Healthcare for Women Veterans || In Progress

  ...recruits are women, and it's estimated that by 2018, 10% of the Veteran population...population will consist of women. Our March issue focuses on HSR&D research intended...Healthcare for Women Veterans Currently, 20% of new military recruits are women, and it's...2018, 10% of the Veteran population will consist of women.1 Our March issue

• Evaluating Outsourced Care for Women Veterans || In Progress

  ...recruits are women, and it's estimated that by 2018, 10% of the Veteran population...population will consist of women. Our March issue focuses on HSR&D research intended...this Issue: VA Healthcare for Women Veterans » Table of Contents Evaluating...Care for Women Veterans Feature Article While the number of women Veterans utilizing

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Videos

• Investigator Insights: Qualitative Research and Women Veterans 01/15/20

Podcasts

• Newly-separated Women Veterans’ Use of VA and Community Care 08/03/2020
• Women Veterans’ Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental Health 07/20/2020
• Women’s Healthcare and Family Planning in VA 06/20/2019
• Optimizing Maternal Health and Family Planning for Women Veterans 06/25/2018
• The Women's Health Experience Survey 07/24/2017
• Women Veterans: Housing Instability and Intimate Partner Violence 07/20/2017
• Measuring Quality of Care for Women Veterans 06/26/2017

Other Resources

• Visit VA's Office of Research & Development's Women's Health Research Program Page or their women’s health topic page to learn more about research milestones.
• Visit VA's Center for Women Veterans website.