Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 5 February 2026

By Shirl Kennedy  on 05.02.2026 11:00 am
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Firearm Suicide Prevention in the Military Health System: A Qualitative Study of Clinician Training, the "Lock to Live" Decision Aid, and Connection to Out-of- Home Firearm Storage.
● It's better to run towards the fire: The experience of reserve duty for reservists with PTSD prior to re-enlistment.
● Provider Differences in Costs, Utilization, and Quality of Primary Care for Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military.

Staff Perspective: How Ready Do Military Families Need to Be?

By  on 28.01.2026 8:22 am

Military families are ready. Military children are resilient. These terms - “readiness” and “resilience” - are widely used as compliments, describing the strength, tenacity, and perseverance of military families to adapt and overcome the challenges of military life: family separations, frequent moves, and inherent dangers. And indeed, we celebrate the strength of these families. But how ready do families need to be? How resilient is enough?

Staff Perspective: Crafting Calm - Why Video Games Can Be a Healthy Coping Skill

By Brian Ludden  on 21.01.2026 11:36 am
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I remember being a kid, maybe nine or ten years old, rushing to my best friend’s house after school to play Mario Kart on his Nintendo. We would spend hours racing around 16-bit rainbow tracks, smashing blocks, and throwing bananas. I didn’t realize then that gaming could be more than entertainment, or that for some people it could one day become a healthy way to cope with stress.

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