The Veteran Experience Podcast with Judge Johnson

ADDRESSING MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA IN COURT.

July 25, 2022 Mark Season 1 Episode 6
The Veteran Experience Podcast with Judge Johnson
ADDRESSING MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA IN COURT.
Show Notes

Starting with a discussion of the Vanessa Guillen murder, which rocked the military, Judge Johnson details the scourge of Military Sexual Trauma in our military ranks. Since the closing years of the Vietnam War, the percentage of women serving in our Armed Services has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, sexual assault perpetrated on our sisters in uniform has increase dramatically as well. 

Judge Johnson discusses how to identify these assault survivors in our courts and how best to assess their treatment needs. How are we to compassionately create these veteran sisters? The judge describes the effective treatments used by the Veterans Administration.  

Judge: "This is a tough area for me. Thankfully, I have the assistance of great women attorneys, social workers and therapists to take the lead in this area."

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