Consent and Close Ended Questions

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* 1. You are invited to complete an anonymous survey by a Walden University student working toward a doctoral degree.

Study title: Strategies for Empowering Women Veterans
Doctoral student name: Julius Price
Doctoral student contact information: julius.price@waldenu.edu, 254-758-8939
Number of volunteers needed: 25-40
Number of minutes needed for survey: 15-20

Volunteers must be:
· Women veterans
· Used or considered using services from Grace After Fire


Your role:
· is completely voluntary and can end at any time you wish
· is anonymous (your name will not be requested)
· involves no payment

There is a possibility that discussing your experiences with the military will cause you to become upset. If this occurs, you can use the following resources for free online counseling. Samaritans is another free 24/7 online counseling service (https://samaritanshope.org/our-services/24-7-helpline/) should you want to speak with someone. Another free resource is www.buddyhelp.com, which offers free online counseling.

Privacy:
To protect your privacy, the doctoral student will not collect, track, or store your identity or contact info.

In place of a consent signature, your completion of the survey would indicate that you consent to your responses being analyzed in the study.

Data will be kept secure by using password-protected devices and platforms. Data will be kept for a period of at least 5 years, as required by the university.

Use of your responses:

Your survey responses will be used for academic research purposes only. Once the doctoral student graduates, the study’s results will be posted online in Scholarworks (a searchable publication of Walden University research).

Protecting You

If you want to talk privately about your rights as a participant or any negative parts of the study, you can call Walden University’s Research Participant Advocate at 612-312-1210 or email IRB@mail.waldenu.edu. Walden University’s approval number for this study is IRB will enter approval number here and it expires on IRB will enter expiration date.
You might wish to retain this consent form for your records. You may ask the doctoral student or Walden University for a copy at any time using the contact info above.

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* 2. What was your greatest challenge when transitioning to civilian life? Select all that apply.

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* 3. Please rank the following challenges you experienced from greatest to least when transitioning to civilian life.

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* 4. How helpful was your Transition Assistance Program regarding education on community reintegration?

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* 5. How helpful was your Transition Assistance Program regarding education on college education benefits?

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* 6. How helpful was your Transition Assistance Program regarding education on employment options and finding employment?

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* 7. How helpful was your Transition Assistance Program regarding education on social services available to you?

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* 8. After speaking with Grace After Fire, I chose to use their services.

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