{"id":64923,"date":"2020-05-19T21:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/19\/women-veterans-advocates-worry-coronavirus-crisis-will-overshadow-other-needed-fixes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:36:47","slug":"women-veterans-advocates-worry-coronavirus-crisis-will-overshadow-other-needed-fixes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2020\/05\/19\/women-veterans-advocates-worry-coronavirus-crisis-will-overshadow-other-needed-fixes\/","title":{"rendered":"Women veterans advocates worry coronavirus crisis will overshadow other needed fixes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women veterans advocates worry another victim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/\" target=_blank>the coronavirus pandemic<\/a> could be progress in addressing gender-discrimination problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During an online forum Tuesday hosted by the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/02\/task-force-to-highlight-forgotten-and-invisible-women-veterans\/\" target=_blank>task force on women veterans<\/a>, several groups lamented a drop-off in communication with VA officials and tracking of systemic issues at department facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While praising expanded online services as critical to addressing women veterans health needs, they said those improvements cannot erase other long-standing problems like harassment at VA facilities, inconsistent services at different locations, and inadequate tracking of specific challenges facing those veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/02\/task-force-to-highlight-forgotten-and-invisible-women-veterans\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5245556.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Task force to highlight \u2018forgotten\u2019 and &#8216;invisible\u2019 women veterans<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A new House task force will look at the challenges facing women veterans at VA an in society at large.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwelve percent of military women are single mothers,\u201d said Kaitlynne Hetrick. government affairs associate at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (and a Navy veteran). \u201cWe\u2019ve facing an increasingly stressful environment now, and we have to acknowledge those forces will affect them differently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 12,000 patients under VA care have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the last three months, and more than 1,000 have died from the illness. Department officials have not released any gender breakdowns of those patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Patty Hayes, chief consultant for VA\u2019s Office of Women\u2019s Health, said that VA officials have pushed to increase outreach to women in recent months, particularly for pregnant veterans to keep them up to date on maternity care changes and offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\u2019ve also seen significant increases in telehealth for mental health and other medical specialties, and been emphasizing their domestic partner abuse resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But advocates said the department needs to do more. Tammy Barlet, associate director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars\u2019 National Legislative Service and a Coast Guard veteran, said department officials are behind on providing data on women\u2019s usage and complaint rates at medical facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the time to over communicate, not go radio silent,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maureen Elias, associate legislative director at Paralyzed Veterans of America, said women members of her group have reported in recent weeks more isolation because of the coronavrius crisis and more frustration as they\u2019ve tried to access department services and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to be conducting more screenings, gauging loneliness \u2026 and watching for signs of spouse or caregiver abuse,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/01\/24\/top-va-hospital-lacked-full-time-gynecologist-facilities-serving-women-veterans-for-years-report-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6359044127_2bee5ed35e_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Top VA hospital lacked full-time gynecologist, facilities serving women veterans for years, report says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The North Texas VA Health Care System didn&#039;t have a full-time gynecologist for nearly two years, according to investigators.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials acknowledged there is more to do. Lawmakers said they hope some of the recent changes \u2014 especially increased telehealth options \u2014 can be made permanent to help those families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWomen veterans are more likely to experience multiple forms of trauma throughout their lives,\u201d said task force Chairwoman Julia Brownley, D-Calif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWomen are not only the fastest cohort of veterans, but they are also twice as likely to die from suicide than those who have never served. 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