"I don't feel like that's for me': Overcoming barriers to mental healthcare in women veterans.
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posted on 2024-09-06, 15:30authored byAbigail Wood, Matt Fossey, Lauren Godier-McBard
Approximately 13.6%, or approximately 250,000 of the 1.85 million veterans in England and Wales are female, with numbers expected to increase alongside the number of women recruited to the UK Armed Forces. Despite this, veteran research focused on mental health
support needs and help-seeking experiences continues to be predominantly focused on men
Funding
Commissioned by: National Institute for Health and Social Care Research