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Helping survivors of military sexual trauma

By Jan Brogan

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  May 14, 2012

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has called military sexual trauma “an epidemic.” Since the VA began universally screening its patients for MST, in 2002, more than one in every five women have reported sexual harassment or assault during military service. That compares with 1 in 100 men reporting sexual harassment or assault. MST is not a diagnosis, but it does signal a need for specialized health care.

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