When women veterans return: the role of postsecondary education in transition in their civilian lives
- Albright, D. L., Thomas, K. H., McDaniel, J., Fletcher, K. L., Godfrey, K., Bertram, J., & Angel, C. (2019). When women veterans return: The role of postsecondary education in transition in their civilian lives. Journal of American College Health, 67(5), 479-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1494599
- It is not uncommon for women Service members and Veterans (SMV) to struggle with mental health issues as they transition into civilian life. Further understanding is needed of the ways that universities/colleges support and reach out to SMV students, especially those who are women. This cross-sectional study utilized secondary data from 74,762 female students (n = 73,928 civilians; n = 834 SMVs) from the 2011–2014 American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment II to assess academic success and compare the perceived level of mental support and outreach that SMV and civilian students felt from their university or college. The results suggest that women SMV students perceived less mental health support and outreach from their educational institutions than did civilians.
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