Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers: 8 August 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 07.08.2023 3:02 pm

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The number of times the "Department of the Air Force has moved military families...over the past two years to help them escape racist or anti-LGTBQ+ harassment," according to an article published June 20 in the online publication Defense One.

“When I'm forced to move families from installations, because their school will do nothing when their LGBT kid is being bullied—that worries me, because that's distracting from the mission, that's detracting from our readiness,” Alex Wagner, assistant Air Force secretary for manpower and reserve affairs, said earlier this month.

“If servicemembers are thinking and concerned about the experience their kids are having, they're not going to be focused on their jobs. They're not gonna be focused on their mission,” Wagner said.

Research Update: 3 August 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 03.08.2023 12:32 pm

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Military to civilian cultural transition experiences of retired military personnel: A systematic meta synthesis.
● Rural-Urban Disparities in Video Telehealth Use During Rapid Mental Health Care Virtualization Among American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans.
● Substances Detected During Coroner Postmortem Toxicology Analyses in Poisoning- and Nonpoisoning-Related Suicides.

Staff Perspective: The Rate of Mental Health Diagnoses Among Deployed Soldiers

By Maegan Willing  on 31.07.2023 4:21 pm

We often hear about the high rates of mental health disorders among service members; however, these rates typically reflect only those diagnoses received or the disorders treated while in-garrison. The mental health burden experienced while in-theater has been frequently underreported. This represents an important gap in our understanding of the behavioral health care needs of service members while deployed as well as the training needs of deploying providers.

Research Update: 27 July 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 27.07.2023 1:32 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● Comparison of Suicide Rates Among US Veteran and Nonveteran Populations.
● Suicide-Specific Training Experiences and Needs Among Military Mental Health Providers.
● Who Supports the Troops? Social Support Domains and Sources in Active Duty Army Networks.

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