Active Component

Repeated military deployments have been a common experience for many military families in the past 15 years.

Intervention for military families that experience multiple deployment and with young children (two to five years old) is relatively understudied. This research examined whether military families with young children would benefit from a multimedia kit especially designed for military children.

Objective: This study evaluates the longitudinal outcomes of Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), a family-centered preventive intervention implemented to enhance resilience and to reduce psychological health risk in military families and children who have high levels of stress related to pa

The study examined the effectiveness of a family-centered preventive intervention for military families. Each family received mental health interventions over eight sessions, and their mental health status were assessed at intake, completion, one month and six months after the program.

This study investigated the relationships between various maternal characteristics and child outcomes in preschool age children. Participants included 128 mother-child pairs.

This study provides a post 2008 Great Recession description of the employment situation for female military spouses.

Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at elevated risk for perpetrating intimate partner violence (IPV). Little research exists on the link between PTSD and physical IPV in Operational Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans.

One hundred and ten partnered Veterans were recruited via letters to participate in a study examining if emotional intimacy and marital satisfaction mediated links with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV).

Objective: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often undermines community re-integration, impairs functioning and produces other symptoms.

Traumatic brain injury can result in long-term physical, emotional, and interpersonal difficulties and has become a topic of increasing concern for Service members.