Report
Health and Economic Outcomes Among the Alumni of the Wounded Warrior Project
May 21, 2014
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) provides support and raises awareness for service members and veterans who incurred physical or mental health conditions during service, as well as their families and caregivers. WWP provides members (known as Alumni) with programs that support engagement, mind, body, and economic empowerment. This report details physical health, mental health, and employment needs of WWP Alumni in the 2014 WWP Annual Alumni Survey.
A Way Forward
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Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) provides support and raises public awareness for service members and veterans who incurred physical or mental injury, illness, or wound coincident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001, as well as their families and caregivers. Through WWP, members (Alumni) have access to programs that support four main areas of recovery — engagement, mind, body, and economic empowerment.
Using 2014 WWP Annual Alumni Survey data, RAND researchers offer a detailed analysis of how Alumni of different genders, races and ethnicities, military service histories, and service-related health conditions fare in terms of mental health, physical health, and economic well-being. The report also offers recommendations for the organization's decisionmakers to consider in setting goals and creating programs to support WWP Alumni.
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Mental and Physical Health of Wounded Warrior Project Alumni
Chapter Three
Education- and Employment-Related Outcomes
Chapter Four
Recommendations
Appendix A
Survey Methods, Sample Characteristics, Analysis Strategy, and Interpretation of Results
Appendix B
Analyses for Chapter Two, Mental and Physical Health Outcomes
Appendix C
Analyses for Chapter Three, Education and Employment Outcomes
This research was conducted within the Forces and Resources Policy Center of the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD).
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