One unique aspect of many military families’ lives is the experience of deployment – a time when a Service member leaves home for an extended period of time. In this final Staff Perspective post during Military Family Appreciation Month, I will explore the importance of helping children navigate deployment by maintaining communication and connection with the deployed Service member.
29%
The percentage of opioid prescriptions written between 2006 and 2015 "without an accompanying diagnosis of pain or other indication," according to a recent study by the RAND Corporation -- Documented Pain Diagnoses in Adults Prescribed Opioids: Results From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2006-2015, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. With the holiday, this was a somewhat slower week, but we've still got plenty coming up.
With a continuing focus on military families during Military Family Appreciation Month, today I want to talk about military families’ connections to the civilian communities that they live in. As a military spouse, one of the most challenging aspects of military life for me has always been the frequent moves.
1.2 million
The number of school-aged children of Active Duty members, according to a recent report from the Lexington Institute and the Collaborative for Student Success -- Getting School Districts Ready for the Military Student Identifier. Of this 1.2 million, three quarters are under the age of 12, three quarters attend traditional public schools or public charter schools, and 10% attend nonpublic schools.