MST

A look at some of the VA programs MST survivors chose to help them recover
Learn more about MST services available in the VA by speaking with your VA healthcare provider, contacting the MST Program Manager, or visiting your closest Vet Center.
VA highlighting ways to help MST survivors during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
The Center for Women Veterans and VA Mental Health Services will partner during April to share how VA is engaging new voices and standing together to empower military sexual trauma survivors.
VA offers free Military Sexual Trauma health care services to Veterans regardless of service-connected status
Know that MST is an experience, not a diagnosis or a condition in and of itself. Veterans may react in a wide variety of ways and not every MST survivor will have long-term difficulties following the experience.
When a victim becomes a victor
After an assault during his time in the Navy, it took Timothy Jones over a decade to get back his life. With personal motivation, assistance from VA and a strong support system, his story has become the platform for his recovery.
Veterans with MST find strength, recovery in community
VA's annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month campaign helps to raise public awareness of military sexual trauma, and educate individuals and communities on MST.
Honoring Veterans voices, helping MST survivors heal
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)—an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault and to educate communities and individuals about how to prevent sexual violence. This year, VA adopted the theme of “Honoring Veterans’ Voices, Helping Military Sexual Trauma Survivors to Heal” for its SAAM activities.