“The Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with the Department of Defense to offer Women’s Health Transition Training (WHTT) for female service members who are transitioning to civilian life.
The voluntary training program is in addition to the normal Transition Assistance Program (TAP) that all separating military members are required to attend, and is not a substitute for TAP training. This training is only available to female service members and will be led by a woman veteran who actually uses VA health care.
The training began as a pilot program in 2018 in response to reports that female veterans were not using their VA benefits as much as male veterans did, mainly because they didn’t know what programs were available to them. Due to the great success of the pilot program, a joint VA/DoD Executive Committee voted to make this program a permanent offering by the VA.
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this year’s remaining training sessions will be offered online only. Sessions will be held twice daily through Dec. 21, 2020. All women are encouraged to attend to learn more about the special benefits for which they may be eligible.
Some of the subjects that will be discussed in WHTT include:
- Female specific health care including reproductive services, maternity care, mental health services, newborn care, and gynecological care and musculoskeletal care.
- Resources available for servicewomen during the military to civilian transition process.
- Special programs available through the VA for women veterans.
- Services available through the Center for Women Veterans”
View the whole story here: https://www.military.com/benefits/2020/08/25/va-now-offering-transition-services-specially-tailored-female-veterans.html