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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 …

Those conversations are extremely vivid in my mind some 40+ years later. They haunt me. Investigating reconstrual, final conversations, and posttraumatic growth in a military context

Abstract: Despite notable stressors associated with military service, research on end-of-life (EOL) communication in this context remains scarce. We situate this study in the …

"I don't get to feel this good very often": Virtual reality intervention for Veterans receiving end-of-life care

Abstract: BACKGROUND: While virtual reality (VR) is a valuable therapeutic tool, its utility for hospice and palliative care (HPC) is understudied. OBJECTIVES: We explored the use …

Spring Military-PTSD: Development and pilot evaluation of a guided digital therapy for military Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Abstract: Background: Cognitive behavioural therapy with a trauma focus (CBT-TF) is the gold-standard treatment for military post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but access is …

Community living center-mental health integration in the Veterans Health Administration: Evaluation of practice patterns

Abstract: Starting in 2008, the Veterans Health Administration required mental health (MH) provider integration in nursing homes, called Community Living Centers (CLCs), to promote …

Adversity and stability: Risk factors across the life course of incarcerated Veterans in Australia

Abstract: This article explores the criminological risk factors for incarcerated veterans who have served in the Australian Defence Force. We conducted an international rapid …

Physical activity to reduce cardiometabolic risk in Veterans and their families: Protocol for an interdisciplinary investigation with toolkit co-design

Abstract: Many veterans experience a decline in their physical activity following their separation from service. Contributory factors include changes in lifestyle, routines and …

Using peer specialists to support suicide prevention: A mixed-methods pilot of peers for valued living (PREVAIL) in the Department of Veterans Affairs

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This mixed-methods study evaluated a pilot peer specialist intervention designed to reduce suicide risk in high-risk veterans with severe psychiatric …

Strength beside the uniform: Understanding mental skills knowledge and applications within Canadian Armed Forces families

Abstract:Introduction: This study explores the knowledge, acquisition, and application of mental skills among Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) family members, a population often …

Training to implement BE-ACTIV(VA), a behavioral intervention for depression in VA nursing homes: Staff satisfaction and efficacy

Abstract: Depression affects up to 40% of Veterans in Veterans Health Administration's nursing homes, known as Community Living Centers (CLCs). We adapted an evidence-based …

Administrative and logistical considerations essential for success of virtual mental health clinics for rural Native Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Native Americans enlist in the military at the highest per capita rate among racial or ethnic groups. Approximately 49% of Native Veterans live in rural …