Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Purple Up! in Support of Military Children

By Lisa French  on 12.04.2023 10:12 am
Dr. Lisa French

April was established as the Month of the Military Child in 1986 by the former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to recognize the unique experiences of military children. In 2011 “Purple Up! For Military Kids” was initiated by the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Military Youth and Family Program as a visible way to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifices by wearing purple. The color purple was chosen to represent the joint environment of the military by combining each service branch's colors.

Research Update: 6 April 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 06.04.2023 12:22 pm
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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:

● Trends in suicide rates by race and ethnicity among members of the United States Army.
● Altered bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and amygdala responses to threat in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
● Military chaplains and mental health clinicians: Overlapping roles and collaborative opportunities.

Staff Perspective: Military PCS Moves - Their Impact on Military Partners

By Marjorie Weinstock  on 05.04.2023 10:16 am
Dr. Marjorie Weinstock

I recently ran across a newly published article by Drs. Sissi Ribiero, Keith Renshaw, and Elizbeth Allen titled “Military-related relocation stress and psychological distress in military partners.” I was intrigued by the title, since during my time as a military spouse I found the frequent moves to be one of the most challenging aspects of military life.

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