Blended families and military connected families both come with unique challenges. Combine the two and the challenges can be multiplied. When relationships end and children are involved, developing a co-parenting relationship can be challenging. Focusing on the best needs of the children can be difficult for some parents as the emotions and the hurt caused by the end of the relationship can take over.
The number of active duty suicides in the U.S. Army in 2021, according to an Army Times article -- Army responds to 2021′s historically high active duty suicides. This is an increase of two over the 2020 total
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Being an anti-racist clinician.
● Recent advances in memory consolidation and information processing during sleep.
● Treating sleep disorders following traumatic brain injury in adults: time for renewed effort?
Blue Star Families (BSF), widely known for initiatives to better understand and support military families, recently launched an extensive diversity effort, the BSF Racial Equity & Inclusion (REI) Initiative. This post provides a brief introduction to one of the BSF REI’s first products, a study of the experiences of service members, Veterans, and families of color. Links to access additional information about the study and the larger BSF REI Initiative are provided.
The percentage "of individuals who experience a traumatic injury" who "will subsequently develop posttraumatic stress disorder," according to a recent article in the Journal of Traumatic Stress -- The role of pain and socioenvironmental factors on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in traumatically injured adults: A 1-year prospective study.