Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 25 April 2024

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Firearm-Involved Suicide: Findings From the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2020.
● Clinician Burnout and Effectiveness of Guideline-Recommended Psychotherapies.
● Emotional State Transitions in Trauma-Exposed Individuals With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Staff Perspective: Family Life During a Drill Weekend

In this blog, Jennifer Nevers, MSW, LCSW gives us a glimpse into her personal story of navigating family life during a drill weekend as an Army National Guard Soldier. She shares her experiences with logistical challenges, family-work life balance, expanding her support system, and finding connections through her lived experiences of military life.

Research Update: 18 April 2024

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Racial Disparities in the Department of the Air Force Military Justice System.
● Relationships of State Alcohol Policy Environments with Homicides and Suicides.
● Long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in deployed military personnel: A 10-year prospective study.

Staff Perspective: Educational Support and Resources for Military Families

In last week’s blog, my colleague April Thompson shared about military family well-being during the military-to-veteran transition. The military-to-veteran transition is just one of the many transitions that military families experience. Today  I want to talk about another transition many active duty military families experience regularly, frequent moves, and how it impacts the education of military children. It feels like an appropriate focus given that April is the Month of the Military Child. I will also share several resources that I have found to be helpful as a psychologist, a military spouse, and a parent of a military child.

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