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Introduction: As former U.S.

Children with developmental disabilities may have decreased knowledge of personal safety skills, increasing the risk of maltreatment. Structured interviews assessed the personal safety knowledge of children with developmental disabilities referred to a risk reduction program.

Children are vulnerable after a natural disaster, and psychosocial programs can be helpful for them to cope with stressors caused by disasters.

INTRODUCTION: Many military service members with PTSD do not receive evidence-based specialty behavioral health treatment because of perceived barriers and stigma.

Military-related civilian mothers have a lot in common with other civilian mothers but also face some unique challenges, such as their husbands' deployment. Nine Army-related civilian mothers and one Army wife were interviewed to understand their experience of parenting.

Death by suicide is a growing concern for US Military branches. Enlisted Marines is one segment of the military that has experienced a significant increase in suicide rates. This study examined risk factors associated with the risk of suicide completion among male Active Duty Marines.

Depression occurring during pregnancy and postpartum (i.e., the perinatal period) is common and associated with adverse outcomes for women and their offspring.

Healthy marital functioning and satisfaction can be hard to maintain for married couples with a partner in the military.

This study compares children and youth who have experienced lifetime war-related parental absence or deployment with those having no such history on a variety of victimization types, non-victimization adversity, trauma symptoms, and delinquency; and assesses whether cumulative adversity and victi

School-age care and youth development programs are designed to meet young people’s social, emotional, and intellectual needs by providing safe places and enriching experiences outside of the school day.

Efforts to reduce child maltreatment among military families should be based in an understanding of the current research on preventative interventions and the factors that influence their effectiveness.

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities often have significant support needs that may be filled by their siblings.

Military sexual trauma (MST) is associated with a range of deleterious mental and physical health consequences; however, far less attention has been paid to the associations between MST and negative health behaviors, such as substance abuse.

This study examines associations between adolescent reports of family communication patterns (FCPs) and difficulties experienced during the deployment and reintegration of a military parent.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of the Mentors Offering Maternal Support (MOMS) program to reduce pregnancy-specific anxiety and depression and build self-esteem and resilience in military women.
Design: Randomized controlled trial with repeated measures.

National Guard and Reserve Service members have a significantly different experience than Active Duty Service members regarding the deployment and post-deployment process. In this study, the problems Guard and Reserve Soldiers faced upon return from deployment were examined.

Relationship functioning is associated with various aspects of individuals' lives, including sleep quality. This study examined relationship functioning and sleep quality of 35 Veteran couples, a sample which is at risk of relationship and sleep issues.

Introduction: Studies have shown that parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) exhibit higher levels of stress than parents of typically developing children or children with other types of developmental delays (DD).

Parenting and child problem behaviors are influenced by the parents' positive and negative feelings toward the child. However, among parents who have children with developmental delays, little is known about the factors that contribute to their positive and negative feelings.

Children are among the most vulnerable groups during and after a natural disaster experiencing a range of stressors such as fear of death or loss of a loved one, the loss of a home and community, displacement to a strange neighborhood or school, and even separation from their family.

Stress and disruptive behavior in children are often topics of concern among parents. This study examined the association between parental stress, parenting strategies, and disruptive behavior problems in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

This study examines the association between post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), drug abuse, and partner violence on recent Veterans and their partners.

Guided by the life-course perspective, this study contributes to the family caregiving, aging, and disability literature by examining the daily experiences of three types of family caregivers in midlife and late adulthood.

Lesbian, bisexual, or questioning (LBQ)-identified women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at similar or higher rates than heterosexual women. Female Veterans also have a high risk for IPV.

Background: Past research suggests that suicide has a profound impact on surviving family members and friends; yet, little is known about experiences with suicide bereavement among military populations.

The relationship between after-school program quality and positive youth development has been mostly studied among adolescents but not among younger children.

Within Western cultural traditions, the idea that parents should talk about the death of their child with each other is deeply rooted. However, across bereaved parent couples there are wide variations in communication about their grief with each other.

Retrospective data was used to examine the percentage of child maltreatment cases with a substantiated Family Advocacy Program (FAP) report among dependent children of U.S. Army parents.

Background: Military deployment and combat are associated with worse outcomes, including alcohol misuse. Less is known about how these experiences affect soldiers’ spouses.