The Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system is dedicated to providing high-quality mental health services to all veterans, including the nearly 40% of enrolled veterans living in rural areas.
Focus group and interview data were utilized to examine perceptions of the benefits, feasibility, barriers and logistical considerations of implementing a family education program (SAFE: Support And Family Education) in rural outpatient clinics (CBOCs).
Previous research has shown that military women often experience potentially severe health outcomes following deployment. Data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a 21-year longitudinal study examining the health effects of military service, were used to examine this issue.
Data from the Millennium Cohort Study were used to examine military women's mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD]) following deployment.
Twenty Reserve component (Army and Marines) and Army National Guard male veterans of Operational Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom discuss their deployment and postdeployment family reintegration experiences.
In-depth interviews with male Veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) and used to explore the reasons for miscommunication during deployment between Service members and their civilian family members.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of domestic violence and the characteristics of pregnant women reporting domestic violence in a military setting.
Women were asked to complete a confidential domestic abuse screener during a routine prenatal visit at a Naval medical center. Data were used to estimate the prevalence of domestic violence and the characteristics of pregnant women reporting domestic violence.
Objectives: The present analysis sought to explore the normative rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying among military-connected and nonmilitary-connected youth in public schools in Southern California.
Military-connected and nonmilitary-connected public school students participated in a study examining the rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying.