Military REACH Review | February 2023 Newsletter
- Veteran and romantic partner goals for family involvement in PTSD treatment: A qualitative study of dyads (Rando & Thompson-Hollands, 2022)
- Military-related relocation stress and psychological distress in military partners (Ribeiro et al., 2022)
- Recent stressful experiences and suicide risk: Implications for suicide prevention and intervention in U.S. Army soldiers (Dempsey et al., 2023)
- LGB service members’ relationship status, satisfaction, and well-being: A brief report (Savarese et al., 2022)
- The ADAPT parenting intervention benefits combat exposed fathers genetically susceptible to problem drinking (DeGarmo et al., 2022)
- Impact of respite care services availability on stress, anxiety and depression in military parents who have a child on the autism spectrum (Christi et al., 2022)
- “Always on parade”: Pregnancy experience of active-duty air force members (Day et al., 2023)
- Changes in stigmatising beliefs and help-seeking intentions following a recreational peer- based program for young people affected by military associated parental mental illness (Williams et al., 2022)
- A comparison of mental health and substance use risk factors between veteran and non-veteran connected families in Nebraska, 2016 and 2019 (Palm et al., 2022)
- Sexual violence in military service members/veterans individual and interpersonal outcomes associated with single and multiple exposures to civilian and military sexual violence (Blais et al., 2023)
- The role of PTSD symptom severity and relationship functioning in male and female veterans’ mental health service use (Harper et al., 2022)
- Military adolescents’ experiences of change and discontinuity: Associations with psychosocial factors and school success (O'Neal et al., 2022)
Navigating special education as a military family: A focus on school-aged children (Military REACH, 2023)
This report focuses on the process and difficulties military families face when they have children with disabilities and must relocate to fulfill permanent change of station requirements.
Family systems theory in a military context
Allison Tidwell , Graduate Research Assistant, Military REACH
This piece provides an overview of the Family Systems Theory model, connects it to military family experiences, and suggests how military families can use knowledge of Family Systems Theory to overcome the challenges they face.
Individuals who are Black/African American have fought in every U.S. war, beginning with the Revolutionary war, and they continually contribute to all of our successes.
Did you know as of 2021, Black/African Americans represent:
- ~1 in every 6 Active Duty Service members
- ~1 in every 5 Reservists
- ~1 in every 7 National Guard members
- ~1 in every 7 DoD civilians
- ~1 in every 17 Senior Executive Service civilians