Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers: 24 August 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 24.08.2020 2:44 pm

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The number of U.S. military Veterans who "have experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse," according to a recent study published online before print in the Journal of Affective Disorders -- Associations of childhood abuse and combat exposure with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in U.S. military veterans: a nationally representative study. 

Research Update: 13 August 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.08.2020 12:36 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: 
● “No one should see what they have to do”: Military children and media representations of war.
● Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mental health outcomes in Veterans and Service members: A scoping review.
● Mechanisms Through Which a Family Caregiver Coaching Intervention Might Reduce Anxiety Among Children in Military Households.

By the Numbers: 10 August 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 10.08.2020 5:03 pm

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The unemployment rate among military spouses, according to a recent report from the Deloitte Center for Government Insights -- Military spouse unemployment: Exploring solutions to a local problem of national importance. The report indicates that the underemployment rate is anywhere from 31% to 51% "despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to address the issue and a complex network of nonprofit support."

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