Air Force

Despite significant media and policy attention to the financial conditions of military and civilian households in American over the past few years, little is known about their relative standing and decision making.

Military families often have more distinct financial conditions than civilian households because of their military status. By analyzing survey data from the National Financial Capability Studies, this study compared the financial status of military households with civilian households.

Background: Past research suggests that suicide has a profound impact on surviving family members and friends; yet, little is known about experiences with suicide bereavement among military populations.

Suicide has a profound impact on surviving family members and friends, although few research has examined this issue in the military population.

Given the significant negative impact of relationship distress on the health and well being of members of the military, preventative and accessible care is needed in order to provide crucial relationship support to service members and their families.

The feasibility for adapting the Marriage Checkup (MC), a brief intervention for enhancing marital resiliency, for use in a clinic serving an Active Duty military population was assessed.