MilitaryKidsConnect: Web-based Prevention Services for Military Children

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Summary

Military children often present with psychological health concerns related to their experience of deployments, reintegration, and frequent moves common in military life. MilitaryKidsConnect is a Department of Defense (DoD) Web site designed to enhance the coping of military children in the context of their military life experience. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of the Web site as a resource that provides psychoeducation, coping strategies, and peer support to military children.

Citation
Blasko, K. A. (2015). MilitaryKidsConnect: Web-based prevention services for military children. Psychological Services, 12(3), 261–266. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000025