Army

Understanding the experiences of and preferences for mental health care services available to Veterans and family members upon post-deployment is critical for facilitating Veterans' reintegration into civilian life.

Combat deployment and reintegration are challenging for service members and their families. Although family involvement in mental health care is increasing in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system, little is known about family members’ preferences for services.

An internet-based survey was used to examine the impact of deployment on 239 female National Guard Service members and their families.

Females currently make up 15% of U.S. military service members. Minimal attention has been paid to families of female National Guard members who have been deployed and their subsequent reintegration challenges.

Understanding who engages in parenting education programs and by which modes of delivery (e.g., inperson, online) allows providers to tailor programs to have the greatest impact on families.

Background: Some evidence suggests parents are drawn to media-based interventions over face-to-face interventions, but little is known about the factors associated with parents’ use of Internet-based or Internet-enhanced programs, especially among military families.

Military spouses are separated from one another for a variety of reasons, including deployment and residential training. This study investigated the effect of short-term separations on military wives' well-being as well as the ways in which other factors are associated with well-being.

In the current prospective observational study, the impact of short-term separation on female spouses of male military officers who were scheduled to participate in a resident training program was evaluated.

Objective: Increases in the frequency and length of military deployments have raised concerns about the well-being of military families.