Parents

The importance of supporting families with members who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is well-established in both policy and research.

Although many resources are available for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), little is known about how likely these resources are utilized or how helpful they are perceived.

Mindfulness has drawn increased attention in prevention programs targeting parents. Commonly, mindfulnessbased programs are provided to reduce parental stress and improve child outcomes.

Online mindfulness training has the potential to reduce military parents' stress level and improve their parenting practice, but little is known about the engagement level of military parents with online mindfulness training or the effectiveness of such training.

Research shows that lower negative reintegration attitudes relate to lower levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among service members. Furthermore, mission preparedness has been shown to buffer the effects of combat exposure on PTSD development.

Deployment may pose stress for both Service members and their children.