Community dwelling military families from the National Guard and Reserve contend with deployment-related stressors in relative isolation, living i
To date, the US military has made major strides in acknowledging and therapeutically addressing trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (
Sexual abuse of children and youth, ages 6-17, refers to sexual acts perpetrated by an individual in relative power to the victim. The sexual abuse of young people typically occurs in private and leaves no physical signs, which makes detection very difficult.
Nearly one-third of young people in the United States are considered overweight or obese. Obesity in America has become a crisis among young people, an epidemic that is closely linked to physical activity.
Deployment separation constitutes a significant stressor for U.S. military men and women and their families.
Hundreds of thousands of children have had at least 1 parent deploy as part of military operations in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom; OIF; Operation New Dawn; OND) and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedo