Finally, Rape Survivors In The Military No Longer Have To Disclose That They Sought Counseling

Aviva Shen reports for ThinkProgress on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Board Committee Jennifer Norris:

After she was raped, she says she got psychological counseling. But then it came time to renew the security clearance she needed for her job as a satellite communications technician. One question on the form — Question 21 — asked whether she’d sought help from a mental health professional over the past seven years.

“I just could not bear sharing that information with all those people when my husband didn’t even know,” she says.

Norris says the prospect of divulging that information was too much. Instead, she decided to leave the National Guard.

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