Resilience among military youth.
Much research on children in military families has taken a deficit approach—that is, it has portrayed these children as a population susceptible to psychological damage from the hardships of military life, s
2013
Adolescence (12-18 years)
Military children, families, and communities: Supporting those who serve
More than 2 million children in the United States live in military families and 90 000 infants are born to these families each year.
2012
A Description of Barriers and Facilitators to Childhood Vaccinations in the Military Health System
Purpose: To perform a literature review of barriers to and facilitators of parents’ decisions to have their children vaccinated.
2012
The Military Child within the Public School Education System
The impact of the war on the schooling of students from military families remains largely unrecognized within civilian public school settings.
2011
Prevalence of Mental Disorder in Military Children and Adolescents: Finding from a Two-stage Community Survey
Researchers examined the levels of psychopathology (mental health disorders) in a sample of military children and adolescents living on a military post. Military children and their parents participated in the study (N = 294 families).
1995
The Contribution of Personal and Exposure Characteristics to the Adjustment of Adolescents Following War
This study examined the contributions of gender, prior trauma exposure, and traumatic event characteristics (proximity, level of exposure) to PTSD symptoms, distress, and life satisfaction in a large sample (n=2314) of northern Israeli 7th and 8th graders exposed to missile attacks in the 2006 Leban
2013
Perceived Stress, Heart Rate, and Blood Pressure among Adolescents with Family Members Deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom
This exploratory study compares perceived stress, loss of psychosocial resources, PTSD symptoms and physiological measures (heart rate, blood pressure) among adolescents who had a family member deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom to both civilian peers and military peers with a nondeployed parent
2007
Health and Mental Health Needs of Children in US Military Families
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been challenging for US uniformed service families and their children. Almost 60% of US service members have family responsibilities.
2013
Caring For Military Children in the 21st Century
Purpose: Civilian healthcare professionals provide approximately 2/3 of the healthcare for the 2 million U.S. military children. The President of the United States has made their care and support a top national security priority.
2013
Military Custody and Visitation: Problems and Solutions in the Twenty-First Century
Custody and visitation cases involving military personnel bring a new level of complexity to an area which is already very difficult for judges. Several states have already taken action to provide tailored and specific protections for military families facing visitation and custody disputes.
2014