Total Force Fitness: The Military Family Fitness Model

Abstract: The military lifestyle can create formidable challenges for military families. This article describes the Military Family Fitness Model (MFFM), a comprehensive model …

Traumatic Stress and Affect Management in Military Families

Abstract: The war-time deployment of a service member creates significant stress for the family system that supports that person’s transition into combat, combat duty, and …

Child maltreatment before and after combat-related deployment among active-duty United States Air Force maltreating parents

Abstract: To conduct the first population-based study comparing the frequency of child maltreatment among active-duty United States Air Force (USAF) maltreating parents before and …

The Association of Service Members' Postdeployment Adjustment with Family Interaction

Abstract: Two models were tested examining the relationship of service members’ adjustment following deployment and the impact of their postdeployment adjustment on family …

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 …

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, …

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 …

The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel

Abstract: This inquiry is the third in a series of inquiries into the Armed Forces Covenant, which was published by the Government in May 2011. The Covenant is the Government’s …

Enhancing the Well-being of America's Veterans and their Families: A Call to Action for a National Veterans Policy

Abstract: This report is a product from the symposium, Enhancing the Well-being of America’s Veterans and Their Families: A Call to Action for a National Veterans Policy, hosted …

The education of Service children: findings of a National Audit Office consultation

Abstract: This briefing paper was prepared to help inform the House of Commons Defence Committee’s inquiry into the education of Service children, its third in a series of …

The Resilience of Military Families: Theoretical perspectives

Abstract: This chapter addresses military family resilience in today's Active and Reserve Components— the US Armed Forces that emerged from the 1990s and a period of profound …