Military REACH Review | May 2023 Newsletter
- Military families with young children with disabilities: Families’ and providers’ perceptions (Sands et al., 2023)
- Risk and protective factors for work-family conflict among female military spouses (Park et al., 2023)
- Couples’ dyadic coping in the context of child-related stressors: A systematic review across three decades (Roth et al., 2022)
- Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion (Knobloch & Abendschein, 2023)
- Psychological distress with relationship satisfaction is moderated by anticipatory relational savoring among non-deployed military partners (Froidevaux et al., 2023)
- Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a U.S. Veterans Affairs PTSD clinic (Pukay-Martin et al., 2022)
- An exploration of potential pressures to engage in parenting accommodation of PTSD symptoms for military couples (Allen et al., 2023)
- Predictors of missed school days among military connected families: A feasibility study (Gehring & Robert, 2022)
- Pilot open trial of the OurRelationship online couples’ program in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Knopp et al., 2022)
- Effects of family therapy for substance abuse: A systematic review of recent research (Esteban et al., 2023)
- Stressful life events and risk of homelessness after active duty: An assessment of risk and resilience among servicemembers (Montgomery et al., 2023)
- Sources of risk and resilience among adolescents from military families (Bullock et al., 2022)
Policy brief - Navigating special education as a military family: Due process and burden of proof (Military REACH, 2022)
A policy brief that 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.
Smooth Moves: Relocating Overseas
By: Emily "Emmy" Wright , Graduate Research Assistant, Military REACH
It's PCS season for military families - a time when the majority of military moves take place. This article focuses on OCONUS (Outside of the Continental United States) moves and the common challenges associated with them, along with strategies for making a family's next overseas relocation more manageable.
May is Military Appreciation & Mental Health Awareness Month In a sample of ~9,000 military spouses , 95% reported they are "doing well", while 5% reported having a probable diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Factors that increase the likelihood of a military spouse's depression are:
- When their Service member has PTSD
- Having less educational attainment
- Lacking full-time employment
- Having prior military service
- Having a large family size