1. ALA Girls State Leadership Conference 2018 Women are veterans too!
11/1/2019
ALA Girls State Leadership Conference Women are veterans too!

2. Michelle Johnson, Lieutenant General; first female Superintendent of a United States Service Academy, ALA Girls Nation Senator in 1976
Talk about how to locate and invite women veterans to a Girls State session
Jennifer Monserud, ALA Girls State Citizen, 1995, U.S. Navy, six years, dual member of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary.

3. What can you do at a ALA Girls State session to
Raise awareness of women veterans
VA’s Center for Women Veterans partnered with Team Red, White, & Blue (Team RWB), a nonprofit organization that seeks to create quality relationships and experiences that contribute to life enrichment and overall well being. RWB has local chapters nationwide that host regular fitness, social and community service events.
How can ALA Girls State citizens raise awareness?
Audience participation

4. Potential Issues Make a difference in a woman veteran’s life
Nominate a Veteran for #VeteranOfTheDay
What else can ALA Girls State citizens do?
Audience participation

5. Suicide - https://www. veteranscrisisline
Suicide - Showing support can be as simple as sending a message. Your words could be exactly what a Veteran in crisis needs to hear. What can ALA Girls State Citizens do to send support messages?

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7. Homelessness - Homelessness among women veterans is the fastest growing segment of that population, reaching approximately 9%
The primary causes of homeless women veterans included unemployment, disability, poor health and lack of treatment for PTSD and/or anxiety problems.
What can ALA Girls State Citizens do to make a difference?

8. Military Sexual Trauma PTSD Health Care Child Care
Financial Management
Employment
These are other areas that affect women veterans. How can a project at ALA Girls State sessions help improve awareness of these issues?
Introduce a city manger project.

9. Questions or Comments?