Women Veterans

• Events Calendar

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV - News Update

• Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Women Veterans Passes Senate Unanimously

• Expectant Mothers Find Community Support Through Women Veterans Health Care Program

• Paralyzed Veterans of America Launches New Multi-Faceted Initiative to Address the Needs of Women Veterans with Disabilities

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV – Research Update

• Why Women Veterans are 250% More Likely Than Civilian Women to Commit Suicide

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV - News Update

• Women Veterans: Talk to Your Provider About Cervical Cancer

• H.R. 2942, Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV – Research Update

• VA Releases from Science to Practice Literature Review on Factors Affecting Women Veterans’ Suicide Risk

• S.Res.235 - A resolution designating June 12, 2019, as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day"

• Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans May 31 - June 2

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs CWV - News Update

• In partnership with NJ Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs, VFR Healthcare and Strive Health is providing a weekly support group for female veterans – check dates and time.

• VN Women's Memorial 25th Anniversary – VVA Women Veteran Reception Nov 9, 2018
  Vietnam Veterans of America will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the dedication of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on Friday, November 9, 2018, by hosting a reception at the DAR Constitution Hall, in Washington, D.C. Our honored guests are the women who served with the U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War. Please see the attached enclosure for suggested levels of support. All contributions will be acknowledged in the evening program.

• Order form for the new coin out of our VVA Women Veterans Committee. It is a coin to honor women veterans and we wanted it out in conjunction with this year's 25th Anniversary of the VN Womens' Memorial.

The $$ will help fund our upcoming reception for women vets in Washington, DC on November 9, 2018 at 5:00pm at the DAR building near the memorial site. You can look up info on our VVA Website https://vva.org/

Please forward this order form to all that you think are interested... it is unique and it will be something to give out to your women vet friends and associates.

• 28 May 2018 – This Memorial Day, Women Veterans Tell Their Stories Through Poetry

• 27 May 2018 – In 'Served Like A Girl,' Female Veterans Face Inequality In VA Support

• 18 May 2018 – Face Behind the File - Women at War

  17 Dec 2017 – Program Seeks to Serve Female Veterans Who Feel Uncomfortable at the VA

• 8 Dec 2017 – Kick Off Meeting of This New SOS Stakeholder Group Women’s Subcommittee

• 13 Nov 2017 – Women Veterans Health Care

• 11 Nov 2017 – 6 Women Veterans Recall Their Military Service: 'It Was Just The Thing To Do'

• 10 Nov 2017 – Vietnam veteran Donna Lowery, author of Women Vietnam Veterans: Our Untold Story, talked about women who served in the military during the Vietnam War

• Five Myths About Female Veterans

• VA Too “Malecentric” Female Vets Tell Legislators – See Sen Booker Schedule for Veterans Day (PDF)

• Changing VA’s Motto Could Hurt the Actual Needs of Women Veterans

• It’s Time to Address the Staggering Rate of Suicide Among Servicewomen and Female Vets

• Campaign Seeks to Highlight Service of Minnesota’s Women Veterans

• Cyber Seminars Developed from the 2017 National Women Veterans Summit Coming Oct. 23

• Female Veterans Serve with Grace and Poise in Ms. Veteran America

• 2017 Women Veteran Health Symposium (PDF)

• Allison Jaslow Testimony Before HVAC & SVAC

• American Women Veterans

• Center for Women Veterans (CWV)

• GAO Report: Veterans Affairs Still Failing Women Veterans

• Health Status Among 28,000 Women Veterans

• IAVA’s Campaign to Fully Recognize and Improve Services for Women Veterans

• Improved Monitoring Needed for Effective Oversight of Care for Women Veterans

• Improving Health Care for Women Veterans

• Influence of Combat and Interpersonal Trauma

• Pregnancy Outcomes Among U.S. Women Vietnam Veterans

• Rate of Suicide Among Female Veterans Climbs, VA Says

• Review of VHA Care and Privacy Standards for Women Veterans (PDF)

• Role of Numeracy in Understanding the Benefit of Screening Mammography

• Sexual Assault in Women Veterans

• Support H.R. 2452, the Deborah Sampson Act

• Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation

• Why Women Veterans Need Your Help Right Now, and What You Can Do

• Women in the Armed Services Now – 2017 VA Research (PDF)

• Women Tucker Round Table (PDF)

• Women Veterans Blogs

• Women Veterans Call Center

• Women Veterans Resource Directory (PDF)