Veterans Affairs committee  There wasn't a lot of information about the change. As for me, I learned about it as it was happening. I didn't really have a lot of information about it. Also, those I spoke to who were involved didn't have a lot of information about it. It was really difficult to help when cl

Veterans Affairs committee  I just want to add that suffering from trauma is a very isolating experience, and often there's a lot of disconnection from community, from social environments, from family and actually from themselves, so reintegrating and reconnecting can be really difficult. There's that func

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm going to actually defer to my colleague on this.

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. As some of the barriers they face, oftentimes there's shame associated. There are a lot of feelings. Some of that is the self-stigma they have. There are also some psychosocial issues, some difficulty just navigating the system. That's a difficulty fo

Veterans Affairs committee  Definitely for the veterans I treat, there's always a connection between the two. We know that PTSD lives in the body. Veterans are often seeking many different ways of managing not just the chronic pain but also other psychosocial things that are happening. I appreciate the com

Veterans Affairs committee  I'll be starting.

Veterans Affairs committee  Chair, Vice-Chair, committee members and fellow speakers, thank you for this opportunity to participate in this important conversation regarding the experiences of women veterans. We're happy that this committee has recognized the importance of including clinicians in the conver