NIH R01 · 2024
Project Summary: Women comprise 10% of the U.S. Veteran population, expected to rise to 35% by 2035.1, 2 37% of female Veterans report risky or problem alcohol use4, and many have complex comorbidity requiring specialized treatment5 but only 2% of women Veterans receive treatment in VA Substance Use Disorder (SUD) clinics. There is currently no evidence-based, Veteran-centric, female segregated treatment with female-specific programming for AUD or SUD at the VA. The vast majority of women at the V.A. are limited to gender- neutral treatments for AUD in Specialty SUD clinics, which is a mixed gender setting and is unappealing to women Veterans6. Only 19%7 to 30%8 of VAs offer female-only SUD…
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