Improving Service Family Engagement with the Transition to Civilian Life: Insights and Behaviour Change Interventions

While most individuals achieve the transition to civilian life smoothly, some face significant challenges. Although numerous support services are available to those who need them, …

Engaging service members and military spouses in the post-deployment transition: A program evaluation of the Brothers at War workshop intervention

Abstract: Reintegration following military deployment can pose significant, multifaceted challenges for service members (SM) and their families, often marked by psychological …

Family resilience in long-distance marriages (phenomenological study of open communication in military families)

Abstract: The deployment of Indonesian National Army (TNI) soldiers in various regions often causes their families to undergo long-distance marriages (LDMs). This condition …

The silent service: Identifying under-recognized young military caregivers

Abstract: Introduction: Recognizing and supporting family caregivers is critical to the Department of Veteran Affairs mission to support Veterans health and reduce the risk of …

Support for the bereaved community – Report by the Scottish Veterans Commissioner

The Scottish Veterans Commissioner has undertaken a short review of support for the Armed Forces bereaved community in Scotland. This review picks up some of the areas outlined in …

The heart, the backbone, the counterweight: Constructing relationships between military families, the military, and the nation in the UK Armed Forces Families Strategy

Abstract: There exists an established literature within critical military studies detailing how military welfare policies attempt to manoeuvre non-serving military spouses' …

Reliability and validation of US Army-oriented brief work-to-family and family-to-work conflict scales: An email sample of 262 Army career officers

Abstract: Work-family conflicts (WFCs) and family-work conflicts (FWCs) have been found to be important to worker morale and retention as well as family (as defined by the …

The family experience of the Invictus Games through a work family conflict lens: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Abstract: The Invictus Games are an international adaptive sports competition for wounded, injured, and/or ill military members and veterans. Essential to the Games are the …

Military culture awareness and competence in counseling: Insights from counselors, supervisors and UK Navy and Marine beneficiaries of counseling

Abstract: Military cultural competency (MCC) is increasingly recognized as essential for building trust and delivering effective care to military-connected individuals. Unlike the …

Reflections on a journey from research to impact: influencing policy meeting the needs of UK Armed Forces families

Abstract:This article examines the policy and practice impact of Living in Our Shoes: Understanding the Needs of UK Armed Forces Families, the first comprehensive review …

Strengthening military families: Evaluating the impact of relationship counseling on UK naval families

Abstract: While it is often assumed that counseling interventions can be helpful in resolving relationship difficulties, there is limited research which provides evidence of this …

Healthcare for families of active military personnel in high-income jurisdictions

Abstract: Research on the healthcare needs of active military personnel is robust, but less attention has been paid to the healthcare needs and experiences of their families. While …