VA Needs To Do Outreach To Treat More Women Vets
A female Marine Corps veteran, who was in desperate need of mental health services, didn’t know she could get help from the VA until 17 years after she left the service. Trina Parker of West Haven,...
View ArticleNew Report Cites Rise In Army Suicide Rate, Sex Crimes
Troops who have deployed to war zones two or more times have a higher risk of committing suicide than those who have deployed once or never deployed, a new Army report shows. The report—“Army 2020:...
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Teen Births: Nearly One-Half To Hispanics
Yanisha Claudio, 15, of Hartford, tenderly swaddled three-week-old Jordan, hoping he wouldn’t wake up. “He was crying until four o’clock in the morning,” said the weary Bulkeley High School freshman....
View ArticleMinority, Young Women Avoid Yearly Checkups
Many Connecticut women aren’t getting annual preventive health care, and the problem is worse among minorities and young adults, according to a new survey. The survey found that 28 percent of women had...
View ArticleA New Health Care Landscape For Women
Editor’s note: C-HIT debuts a monthly column by writer Susan Campbell. Susan, who worked at the Hartford Courant for more than 25 years, is an accomplished author having published two books including,...
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