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.
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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The percentage of U.S. military service members who "receive non-routine discharges," according to an article published in the journal Armed Forces & Society -- Arrests, Mental Health Outcomes, and Discharge Status in U.S. Military Veterans: A Latent Class Analysis
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 Deaths of Despair by Race and Ethnicity From 1999 to 2022.
● In-Person Visits Before Initiation of Telemedicine for Mental Illness.
● Metabolic Profile and Long-Term Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and StressRelated Disorders.
Often in the military, we are taught the concept of creating a “new normal” following significant disruptions such as those related to a move, a military deployment, or other event impacting the whole family. Focusing on a “new normal” invites the family to view the situation as something requiring a period of adjustment. One aspect of military life that every family will experience is the transition out of the military. We all know it is coming. However, there is a great deal of variability in how families prepare for and respond to this event.