Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers: 20 April 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.04.2020 3:43 pm

60%

The percentage of people with a substance abuse disorder who also have a mental health disorder, according to a new publication from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine -- Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Overall, according to this publication -- which comprises the proceedings of a workshop held October 15-16, 2019, in Washington, DC -- "Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population."

Research Update: 16 April 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 16.04.2020 11:46 am
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. As April is the Month of the Military Child, we will include additional information focused on military children. Some of this week's topics include:
● Toward a Framework for Military Family Life Education: Culture, Context, Content, and Practice.
● Outcomes of a reflective parenting program among military spouses: The moderating role of social support.
● Patient personality and psychotherapist reactions in individual psychotherapy setting: a systematic review.

Staff Perspective: The Challenges of COVID-19 on Military Families and the Resilience of Military Kids

By Kaleigh DeSimone  on 15.04.2020 10:03 am

The impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. military continues to grow, presenting extraordinary challenges to readiness: joint military exercises have been cancelled; U.S. bases in Europe have been closed or locked down; physical fitness tests postponed; graduations cancelled; promotions delayed; elective surgeries and routine care temporarily suspended; onboarding has come to a stop; sweeping travel bans have halted the movement of many, while others have been unexpectedly mobilized, etc. As our soldiers rapidly respond to contain and combat COVID-19, military families are charged with the familiar mission of supporting our nations troops in the face of uncertainty.

Staff Perspective: On the Front Lines - Helping Our Helpers

By Christy Collette  on 14.04.2020 10:49 am

As we navigate through these unprecedented times, as helping professionals, we prepare ourselves to help those patients who come our way. What we are less prepared for, are those times that our patients are one of us. The author answers the question, “How does caring for one of our own affect our work during this time of crisis?”

By the Numbers: 13 April 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.04.2020 1:40 pm

200,000+

The number of children of "uniformed servicemembers and DOD civilians" served by the DOD child care program, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service -- Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues. This DOD program, which employs 23,000+ child care workers at an annual cost of more than $1 billion, is "the largest employer-sponsored child care program in the United States." The report says, "Military child care fees are generally lower than fees for civilian center-based care." 

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