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New to Care: Demands on a Health System When Homeless Veterans Are Enrolled in a Medical Home Model

Abstract: Objectives: We compared service use among homeless and nonhomeless veterans newly enrolled in a medical home model and identified patterns of use among homeless veterans …

Well-being and suicidal ideation of secondary school students from military families

Abstract: Background: The mental health of children is a primary public health concern; adolescents of military personnel may be at increased risk of experiencing poorer …

Dissemination of family-centered prevention for military and veteran families: adaptations and adoption within community and military systems of care

Abstract: In response to the needs of military families confronting the challenges of prolonged war, we developed Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS), a multi-session …

Creating an Infrastructure to Advance Nursing Practice and Care for Veterans

Abstract: The infrastructure in healthcare to advance nursing practice and Veteran care includes doctorally prepared nurses: the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and the Doctor of …

Assessment for the U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program: The Global Assessment Tool

Abstract: Psychology and the U.S. military have a long history of collaboration. The U.S. Army Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program aims to measure the psychosocial …

Economic Conditions of Military Families

Abstract: For military children and their families, the economic news is mostly good. After a period of steady pay increases, James Hosek and Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth write, …

The All-volunteer Force and Crime: The Effects of Military Participation on Offending Behavior

Abstract: Sampson and Laub’s age-graded theory of informal social control posits that social bonds created through marriage, military, and employment lead to a decrease of …

Integrating Life Skills into Relationship and Marriage Education: The Essential Life Skills for Military Families Program

Abstract: Military personnel and families experience significant challenges and need skills that will prepare them for extended periods of separation and other military demands. …

Psychological health of military children: Longitudinal evaluation of a family-centered prevention program to enhance family resilience

Abstract: Family-centered preventive interventions have been proposed as relevant to mitigating psychological health risk and promoting resilience in military families facing …

Multi-Component Yoga Breath Program for Vietnam Veteran Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: Objective: It is appropriate to acknowledge that despite treatment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) continually debilitates many Vietnam veterans. Although …

Military and Veteran Family-Centered Preventive Interventions and Care: Making Meaning of Experiences Over Time

Abstract: This commentary discusses key themes in four conceptually related papers in this special issue on military families. Individually, the papers highlight the importance of …

Veteran Mental Health Services in the UK: Are we Headed in the Right Direction?

Abstract: This article considers if the UK's mental health service provisoin for Veterans is heading in the right directoin. It argues that as we look towards 2015 when the …