{"id":77851,"date":"2023-09-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/19\/injured-women-vets-lonelier-more-stressed-than-male-peers-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:55:30","slug":"injured-women-vets-lonelier-more-stressed-than-male-peers-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2023\/09\/19\/injured-women-vets-lonelier-more-stressed-than-male-peers-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Injured women vets lonelier, more stressed than male peers: report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Female veterans, especially those with lingering military injuries, struggle more with loneliness, anxiety and reintegration into civilian life than their male peers, according to new research released by Wounded Warrior Project<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers said the findings show some progress in closing the gap<\/a> but persistent challenges that could compound as the number of women veterans in America grows substantially in coming years. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWomen are among the fastest growing groups within the veterans community and the military, but when they transition back to their communities, they\u2019re still often an anomaly, especially in the smaller communities,\u201d said Tracy Farrell, vice president of program partnership and operations at WWP<\/a>. \u201cSo, for many of them, finding someone to connect with who has similar experiences is difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results of the \u201cWomen Warriors\u201d survey \u2014 compiled from responses of more than 13,300 men and 5,100 women \u2014 is not necessarily applicable across the entire veteran community, since the group members included are typically dealing with more significant medical issues than the average veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\t