• Vander Weg MW, Sadler AG, Abrams TE, Richardson K, Torner JC, Syrop CH, Mengeling MA. Lifetime History of Sexual Assault and Emergency Department Service Use among Women Veterans. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2020 Sep 1; 30(5):374-383.
• Hayes P, Yano EM. Resilience and Coping: Mental Health of Women Veterans: Briefing before the US House of Representatives Veteran Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Women Veterans Task Force Virtual Round Table; 2020 May 19; Washington, DC.
• Grekin R, Zivin K, Hall SV, Van T, Mattocks KM. Predictors of Veterans Affairs Health Service Utilization by Women Veterans during Pregnancy. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2020 Jul 1; 30(4):292-298.
• MacDonald S, Judge-Golden C, Borrero S, Zhao X, Mor MK, Hausmann LRM. Experiences of Perceived Gender-based Discrimination Among Women Veterans: Data From the ECUUN Study. Medical care. 2020 May 1; 58(5):483-490.
• Moreau JL, Dyer KE, Hamilton AB, Golden RE, Combs AS, Carney DV, Frayne SM, Yano EM, Klap R, VA Women's Health Practice-Based Research Network. Women Veterans' Perspectives on How to Make Veterans Affairs Healthcare Settings More Welcoming to Women. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. 2020 Apr 24.

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• 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
• One-third of Reproductive-Age Women Veterans Perceive Gender-based Discrimination in VA Healthcare System
  This study examined the prevalence of perceived gender-based discrimination – and factors with which it is associated – among reproductive-aged women Veterans seeking VA healthcare. Findings showed that among 2,294 women Veterans, 34% perceived gender-based discrimination when receiving VA care. However, the mean perceived discrimination score was 8 on a 24-point scale, indicating a relatively low...
  
  Date: May 1, 2020
• Positive IPV Screen Significantly Associated with Health Outcomes and Healthcare Use among Women Veterans Over 45
  This study examined the proportion of women older than childbearing age who screen positive when routinely screened for past-year intimate partner violence (IPV) at VA clinics, as well as associations of a positive screen with health conditions and use of healthcare services. Findings showed that of the study cohort, 255 middle-aged (45-59 years; 9%) and 79 older (60 years and older, 5%) women scr...
  
  Date: April 21, 2020

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• VA Healthcare for Women Veterans || In Progress

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• Evaluating Outsourced Care for Women Veterans || In Progress

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• Women Veterans Healthcare CREATE || In Progress

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• 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...skip to page content Talk to the Veterans Crisis Line now An official website...Call MyVA311: 844-698-2311 TTY: 711 Veterans Benefits and Health Care About VA

• Management Briefs eBrief-no69 -- JGIM Supplement Highlights Women Veterans

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Videos

• Investigator Insights: Qualitative Research and Women Veterans 01/15/20
• Understanding and Improving Pre- and Post-Natal Care for Women Veterans 11/06/15
• Access to Care for Women Veterans 09/25/14
• Intimate Partner Violence 09/25/14

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.