By the Numbers: 2 March 2020
33%
The percentage of a sample of 9,566 U.S. military Veterans reporting a mental health condition in the first year after separation from service, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- U.S. Military Veterans’ Health and Well-Being in the First Year After Service. 53% of the Veterans in the sample reported a physical health condition.
"By contrast, most veterans reported relatively high vocational and social well-being and only work functioning demonstrated a notable decline in the first year following separation. Enlisted personnel reported consistently poorer health, vocational, and social outcomes compared with their officer counterparts, whereas war zone–deployed veterans reported more health concerns and women endorsed more mental health concerns compared with their nondeployed and male peers."
33%
The percentage of a sample of 9,566 U.S. military Veterans reporting a mental health condition in the first year after separation from service, according to a recent article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- U.S. Military Veterans’ Health and Well-Being in the First Year After Service. 53% of the Veterans in the sample reported a physical health condition.
"By contrast, most veterans reported relatively high vocational and social well-being and only work functioning demonstrated a notable decline in the first year following separation. Enlisted personnel reported consistently poorer health, vocational, and social outcomes compared with their officer counterparts, whereas war zone–deployed veterans reported more health concerns and women endorsed more mental health concerns compared with their nondeployed and male peers."