86%
The percentage by which Black airmen in the rank E1–E4 were "more likely to be issued an Article 15 or referred to a court-martial than White airmen," according to a RAND Corporation report published earlier this year -- Racial Disparities in the Department of the Air Force Military Justice System.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Service Dogs for Veterans and Military Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
● Animal-assisted interventions for military families: a systematic review.
● VA/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD and ASD: A Tool to Optimize Patient Care for Trauma Survivors. (Viewpoint)
Like many of you reading this, I am a mental health provider. I have worked with a wide variety of clients dealing with a wide variety of challenges–successfully and competently (or at least I hope). I have had the privilege of bearing witness to and helping people navigate some of the darkest, soul-crushing experiences, sometimes supporting them, sometimes helping them approach rather than avoid, sometimes grieving with them, and always cheering their successes and their strengths. Last fall, I found myself on the other side–well, not exactly.
3/4%
The portion of veterans interviewed by the RAND Corporation regarding "their endorsement of extremist beliefs" who "reported a negative or traumatic life event while in the military," as discussed in a recent RAND report -- Veteran Narratives of Support for Extremist Groups and Beliefs: Results from Interviews with Members of a Nationally Representative Survey of the U.S. Veteran Community.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Survey of Resources in Behavioral Sleep Medicine Across the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency.
● Incidence and prevalence of eating disorders among U.S. military service members, 2016-2021.
● Suicide Attempts and Ideation Among Veterans/Service Members and Non- Veterans Over 5 Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Combined NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Study.