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Assembly committee backs bill directing CalVet study of women veterans' mental health
Summary
The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs voted to refer AB 81 to Appropriations after hearing testimony that women veterans face higher rates of PTSD, depression and suicide and underutilize benefits and services.
Assemblymember Ta, author of AB 81, told the Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs that the bill would require the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to commission an academic study on mental health among women veterans in California. "California women veterans face different challenges than their male counterparts," Assemblymember Ta said, adding that women veterans "are significantly more likely to have experienced military sexual trauma than men" and that they are "also more likely to experience PTSD and depression at higher…
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