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Jackie Speier: There have been cases where victims of sexual assault at the military academy were then given antidepressants or other…

On the recordMay 1, 2017
There have been cases where victims of sexual assault at the military academy were then given antidepressants or other drugs to help them deal with the PTSD, and then because they were on drugs, were not commissioned.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier raises concerns about the treatment of sexual assault victims and their commissioning status.

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