960
The number of "Regular Force members of the Canadian Armed Forces" who "reported being victims of sexual assault during the previous 12 months either in the military workplace or in situations involving military members, Department of National Defence employees or contractors," according to a new brief from Statistics Canada -- Sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2016.
47 percent
The percentage by which Veteran homelessness declined since January 2010, according to the recently released Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report -- 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress.
35%
The percentage of women Veterans who identified "mental health" as their top "personal challenge" in the Service Women’s Action Network's first annual Survey of Service Women and Women Veterans.
57 %
The "labor force participation rate" of military wives in 2010, down from 63% in 1990, according to a new article in the journal Review of Economics of the Household -- The labor supply of military wives in the US.
31.5%
The percentage of military wives who reported instances of binge drinking within the previous 30 days, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Spouses and Children of U.S. Military Personnel: Substance Use and Mental Health Profile from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. (Binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks on a single occasion.)