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Canadian military family demographics - infographics

Abstract: This series of infographics offers a summary of demographic data in relation to the Canadian military family. The Comprehensive Military Family Plan originated as part …

A qualitative analysis of the impact of potentially morally injurious experiences in the Canadian Armed Forces

Abstract: Moral injury (MI) refers to the psychological, social, and spiritual consequences of exposure to events that transgress core moral beliefs. Such consequences include …

Investigating the characteristics of Canadian Armed Forces help-seekers, non-help seekers, and no mental health need groups: A population-based analysis

Abstract: Introduction: This secondary analysis compared three groups of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members in their demographics and attitudes toward mental health care: those …

Military to Civilian Transition Challenges, Caregiving Activities, and Well-being Among Spouses of Newly Released Canadian Armed Forces Veterans

Abstract: Transition to civilian life may not only be highly challenging for service members, but also for their spouses, especially following a medical release. Often, the …

Maintaining “the Family” During Deployment: Presence Work by Military Families

Abstract: Studies of military families show growing concern about how deployments affect them. Recent scholarship proposed that new communications technology will make it easier …

Military Stressors and the Well-Being of Adolescents in Canadian Armed Forces Families: The Roles of Relationships with Parents and Peers

Abstract: Adolescents in military families may be at increased risk for psychopathologies because they are simultaneously exposed to both normative developmental stressors and the …

‘Lt. Col Smith with unknown Bomb Girl’: problematizing narratives of male battlefield heroism in Canadian military museums

Abstract: In this article, I analyse 15 Canadian military museums that tendtowards a patriotic antagonistic approach to war that favours a narrative of masculine heroism on the …

Solving the dilemma of polypharmacy with patient-based medical cannabis regimens: harm reduction in the Canadian Veteran population

Abstract: Polypharmacy is a major issue in the Canadian Veteran population. In addition to PTSD, veterans suffer from multiple mental and physical health issues, commonly …

Children in military families: establishing international collaboration

Abstract: Children in military families experience stressors associated with the demands of military life that may aff ect every stage of their lives and disrupt normal childhood …

An exploratory case study of the impact of psychiatric service dogs on problematic substance use among ptsd-diagnosed veterans

Abstract: Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and co-occurring problematic substance use is a health concern among Canadian military veterans. There are complex …

CIMVHR Annual Report 2018/2019

Abstract: In October 2018, Calian, Military Family Services (MFS), The Vanier Institute of the Family and CIMVHR announced the establishment of Innovation to Impact – a working …

Canadian Armed Forces 101 for Civilians

Abstract: This document relates to an online course provided for Canadian civilian employees to give an understanding of military culture and environment. This briefing note …