Understanding factors associated with mental health treatment discharge outcomes among military-connected children and adolescents

Abstract: Children and adolescents in military families face a heightened risk of adverse mental health outcomes compared to their civilian peers. While research has enhanced our …

Identifying priorities in behavioral health for military youth and families

Abstract: Military youth experience several stressors and barriers to behavioral health care similar to their civilian counterparts. However, these are often amplified by aspects …

Paternal PTSD or depression, adolescent mental health, and family functioning: A study of UK military families

Abstract: Introduction: Adolescent mental health and family functioning have received limited attention in UK military families. This study investigated their association with …

Maternal and neonatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancies in the military health system

Abstract: Objective: To determine if universal access to care for military beneficiaries improves timing of presentation to prenatal care (PNC) in adolescent and young adult (AYA) …

How work‐related guilt informs parenting and adolescent psychological distress in military families

Abstract: The current study examined inconsistent discipline as a linking mechanism connecting parental guilt about work to adolescent psychological distress in military families. …

Are we family? A scoping review of how military families are defined in mental health and substance use research

Abstract: Introduction: While some families may experience poor mental health, substance use, and poor school performance due to service life, the usefulness and applicability of …

Military Families' Stressful Reintegration, Family Climate, and Their Adolescents' Psychosocial Health

Abstract: Objective: Grounded in the Contextual Model of Family Stress, this study sought to identify (a) how military families' postdeployment reintegration experiences relate to …

School Transitions among Military Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Stress and Coping

Abstract: The research on highly mobile military adolescents has produced mixed findings. Whereas early descriptive studies reported that adolescents experiencing multiple …

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 …

Geographic Relocation Frequency, Resilience, and Military Adolescent Behavior

Abstract: Frequent relocations have historically been viewed negatively and are perceived to lead to aberrant behavior. Military adolescents are a highly mobile population with a …