Lexington Herald-Leader: Veterans ask lawmakers to improve Lexington VA’s care for sexual trauma
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports:
Pentagon officials drew attention to military sexual trauma with a survey earlier this year that showed an estimated 26,000 service members had experienced unwanted sexual contact but did not report the incidents.
In Lexington, a group of military sexual trauma victims have asked State Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, and 6th District U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, to help improve military sexual trauma care at Lexington’s Veteran Affairs facilities.
The group, known as “Karen’s Survivors,” are veterans and the clients of Lexington therapist Karen Tufts, who retired from the Lexington VA about three years ago and now treats clients on a private basis. Tufts said she treats about 29 women and six men.
