Helping Military Families Who Have a Child With a Disability Cope With Stress

The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a program that offers resources to military families who have a child with special needs. This study investigated the interaction between military-related stress and the stress of having a young child with a disability and how effective EFMP is at addressing that interaction. Results suggest that military families who have a child with a disability experience more stress than their counterparts who do not have a child with a disability and that EFMP is effective in helping these families.