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Community-based Vet Centers offer counseling for MST regardless of gender or era of service. No documentation of the MST required.

Two therapists at different VA facilities lead a virtual skills group for survivors of military sexual trauma who live in five different states.

G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center has placed over 1,000 flags to recognize those who have experienced military sexual trauma.

Dr. Amy Street, deputy director of the National Center for PTSD Women’s Health Science Division, Boston VA, discusses military sexual trauma.

Veterans who experienced MST can find the support they need at VA to heal physically and emotionally. Treatment is free and personalized.

Now, VA investigators are examining the effectiveness of a clinical, trauma-sensitive yoga intervention to help women Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma (MST) and went on to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A combination of telehealth coaching and web-based skills training can significantly improve clinical outcomes and social functioning for Veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST), says a VA study published in October 2021 in the Journal of Rural Health.

A growing body of research is showing that brief psychological treatments designed to combat myths regarding the danger of physical symptoms of anxiety, coupled with repeated exposure to these sensations, can lead to reductions in anxiety sensitivity, according to Ennis.

VBA grant rates for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to sexual trauma increased by approximately 22 percentage points since 2015.

A victim of Military Sexual Trauma can have unique needs for support and healing. VA offers help to MST victims with no required documentation.

VA is committed to supporting Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma. The new, free Beyond MST mobile app is designed specifically to support MST survivors’ healing and recovery.

This Sexual Assault Awareness Month, VA speaks directly to MST survivors about their past trauma and their future recovery with the inspiring message: “We believe you — and we believe in you.”