Families

Veterans are a sizable and policy-relevant demographic group in the United States, yet little is known about their economic well-being.

Data from the Survey of Program Participation collected between 1992 and 2004 was used to investigate the relationship between Veteran status and experience of material hardship.

Periodically, national media has highlighted horrific stories of child maltreatment perpetrated within military families. Child maltreatment is always heartrending.

In addition to the stressors experienced by parents in civilian families that can increase the likelihood of child maltreatment, military families face added military-specific stressors that may increase their risk of child maltreatment.

Social relationships are important to health outcomes. The postdeployment family reintegration literature focuses on the role of the civilian family in facilitating the transition from Active Duty military deployment to civilian society.

Interview data from Reserve and Army National Guard men deployed in support of OIF/OEF were examined to explore the importance of military friendships during and after deployment.