The Veterans Administration is conducting a 5-year research study entitled “Survey of Returning Veterans” (S.E.R.V) that will help returning male and female veterans. The VA is actively recruiting participants for this compensated 5-telephone call interview with veterans who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq within the past 12 months. The SERV study will look at [...]
Part of the CA Statewide Collaborative for Our Military and Families Uncovering the Stories: Building the Community The Bay Area Military Women’s Collaborative is a community forum for Service Women of any Branch, Component Status, Discharge Status and Era of Service. This collaborative has the following objectives: Build community among Military Women that fosters relationships, peer [...]
Today is a day to celebrate loved ones, but it’s also a day to protect the women of our nation as well. National Stop Violence against Women Day brings to light the struggles of military and veteran women who have experienced violence in their homes. The statistics are frightening: women veterans and female service members [...]
Free Workshops in Trench Art by Allison Smith Arts & Skills Service is hosting a series of workshops on the theme of Trench Art. Trench Art is art made by soldiers and civilians with the creation and materials linked to armed conflict or its effects. Allison Smith, a SF Bay Area artist and educator, is [...]
On Monday, KQED highlighted a study by researchers at the University of California San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) which concluded that women soldiers suffer post-traumatic stress as much as their male counterparts. The number of female soldiers in the military has doubled in the past ten years and women are [...]
