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Boston council committee asks how city and VA will meet rising needs of women veterans
Summary
At a March 20 Boston City Council Committee hearing, city and VA speakers described outreach, gender-specific clinics and peer programs aimed at women veterans and warned that proposed federal cuts could threaten services.
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn, chair of the Committee on Veterans and Military Families, opened a March 20 hearing on services for women veterans and pressed city and VA officials about outreach and gender-specific care.
"Women veterans are the fastest growing population at the VA," Councilor Flynn said, adding that women make up "almost 70% of all new Veterans Health Administration patients" and noting about "300,000 veterans" of reproductive age in remarks to the committee. Flynn said the city will prioritize ensuring access to health benefits, support services and employment programs.
The hearing brought city and federal partners together to describe current services and outreach. Rob Santiago, commissioner of…
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