Analyzing a Decade of Warrior Well-Being: Longitudinal Trends and Implications for U.S. Veteran Support From the Wounded Warrior Project Annual Survey (2014-2025)

Findings reveal a deeply entrenched and interconnected set of challenges facing WII veterans, with mental health conditions, chronic pain, and unemployment representing sustained areas of concern. The results highlight the importance of integrated, data-driven approaches by VSOs to address these complex and enduring needs. Interventions focused on long-term mental health care, employment readiness, and sleep health are especially warranted. Despite limitations inherent in the use of aggregated data, this study underscores the utility of AWS as a longitudinal surveillance tool and a resource for targeted service planning. Future research should incorporate individual-level AWS data to explore causal relationships and identify subgroup-specific intervention pathways.