October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to recognizing the serious effects of domestic violence, including intimate partner violence (IPV). During this month, various programs focus on this critical issue to support those affected by domestic violence and to educate professionals who assist them.
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The number of "military and veteran caregivers, representing 5.5 percent of the U.S. adult population. There are an additional 91.3 million civilian caregivers (35.0 percent of U.S. adults) caring for wounded, ill, or injured civilian adults," according to a report from the RAND Corporation -- America's Military and Veteran Caregivers: Hidden Heroes Emerging from the Shadows.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
As I sat down to write this this blog, numerous thoughts came to mind as to what I wanted to write for National Substance Use Prevention Month. We all too frequently hear the statistics across various sources regarding the opioid crisis, the rising numbers of overdose, and the impacts substance use has on the individual, families, relationships, and communities. With my thinking cap on, I contemplated the direction for the blog. Most of my career has been working within the addiction and comorbid behavioral health fields, so while statistics and assessment have their own importance, my mind kept going to the process of transformation that can occur and the creative process that individuals can take to reach the end goal of sustained recovery
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The proportion of veterans with a normal BMI "at separation/deactivation," according to a study published in the journal Military Medicine -- The Impact of Adversity on Body Mass Index as Veterans Transition to Civilian Life. The study found that 51% of these veterans were overweight, and 20% were obese.