Abstract:Military sexual trauma (MST) entails physical assault, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. MST leads to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intimate partner violence, and substance abuse. MST is a societal problem that negatively impacts personal and intimate relationships of victims. The purpose of this study was to investigate innovative approaches using a systematic review regarding MST to help veterans manage trauma they have experienced. There were 191 studies used in the systematic review. Betrayal trauma theory, introduced in 1996 by Freyd, is the foundation and theoretical framework for the study. This theory asserts that betrayal trauma occurs when the trust placed in socially dependent individuals is violated. Results show veterans that have experienced MST develop serious mental illness at a higher rate than those that has not experienced MST. MST is a repeated experience amongst female veterans with rates of 38.4% versus 3.9% among male veterans. The most effective treatment of MST is cognitive behavioral therapy, and therapists realized that both women and men are uncertain about the treatments they will be receiving. When discussing implications, clinicians should change how they service people where they do not treat every situation and every person the same. Veterans Affairs clinicians should let the person know that being a victim of sexual trauma is not their fault, and they should not take the blame for the perpetrator’s crime.