Once that study is done, will you come back and update us on its findings?

To tell the commander that this is no longer your problem, would be an absolute disaster for fixing the problem and, I think, erode what the military is all about.

I do believe that the role of the commander, when it comes to dispensing military justice, is essential, and there is accountability in the reforms we have made.

VA granted disability benefit claims for PTSD related to MST at a significantly lower rate than claims for PTSD unrelated to MST every year from 2008 to 2012.

What prescreening is done prior to joining a Service to ensure a servicemember does not have a PD?

No one is actually suggesting commanders become less involved, and, in fact, when they do so, they actually distort the debate.

When sexual assault survivors are still actively receiving behavioral health care at the time of separation from the Service, they are linked to the DOD inTransition Program to help ensure that continuity of care is maintained.

After you attempted suicide, what type of treatment did you receive then? Was it a different kind of treatment, or did you receive better care through the VA?

The VA has sponsored significant research on the links between sexual assault and harassment, PTSD, and suicide.

Dr. Guice and Dr. McCutcheon, are there gaps in the hand-off between DOD and VA?

I trust your commitment, and I am grateful for that commitment because you are the difference between men and women receiving the care they need and not.

Dr. Guice, how are servicemembers allowed to join without the PDs being detected and remain able to perform their duties for some years?

We are not done by any means. We are very cognizant that we have a lot more work to do.

It is crucial for VA and others to continue expanding the research base on how gender shapes reactions to and recovery from MST.

Many of these same survivors have said that after the assault, they still wanted to stay in the military.

I think there is almost unanimous support, I would hope, in the Senate for finding a way to provide treatment to people who have been victims of sexual assault.

I know that the Army has worked to create specialized training for sexual assault investigators to ensure they are not traumatizing victims during interviews.

What more can you tell me about the study being jointly sponsored by the Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) to better understand the prevalence of suicide risk among…

Does DOD have reasonable confidence that its requirements are being followed?

Many victims are reluctant to report sexual trauma, and many victims say that there were no available methods for reporting their experiences to those in authority.

Dr. Guice, is connecting the survivors to VA services part of the mandate of this program? If so, how? If not, why?

But to follow on, isn't the betrayal also that they have to tell their dad, or their dad is the decisionmaker.

They are eligible for mental health care and services.

What information is supposed to be provided to each veteran who screens positive for MST or who meets with an MST coordinator?

Dr. Guice and Dr. Galbreath, in 2013, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that military health care providers did not have a consistent understanding of their responsibilities in caring for sexual assault survivors because DOD…