Deployment Psychology Blog

Research at CDP: The Turning Training into Action Study

By  on 15.04.2025 10:03 am

The collaboration study "Turning Training into Action: Translating Training of Behavioral Health Providers into Evidence-Based Practices" is led by Dr. Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth from the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University, with CDP site-PI Jeffrey Cook. The study utilizes the Star Behavioral Health Providers (SBHP) program, a training and referral system used by the National Guard Bureau to elevate the standard of community-based behavioral health services. SBHP recruits and equips community providers with evidence-based knowledge through online and in-person training delivered to thousands across the country.

Staff Perspectives: Never Have I Ever…Been a Military Dependent

By Allison Hannah  on 09.04.2025 10:08 am
Allison Hannah, LCSW, MSW

I’m a military spouse—a dependent, as we are often referred to in the military community. That word frequently comes with a sting, implying passivity, lack of contribution, and sometimes even entitlement. But my story, like many others, is much more complex than being defined by a label. 

Research Update: 3 April 2025

By Shirl Kennedy  on 03.04.2025 10:02 am
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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:
● Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide: Synopsis of the 2024 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines.
● Was it helpful? Treatment outcomes and practice assignment adherence and helpfulness among U.S. service members with PTSD and MDD.
● Firearms lethal means safety among Veterans: Attitudes toward involving a concerned significant other.

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