Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers: 13 April 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.04.2020 1:40 pm

200,000+

The number of children of "uniformed servicemembers and DOD civilians" served by the DOD child care program, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service -- Military Child Development Program: Background and Issues. This DOD program, which employs 23,000+ child care workers at an annual cost of more than $1 billion, is "the largest employer-sponsored child care program in the United States." The report says, "Military child care fees are generally lower than fees for civilian center-based care." 

Research Update: 9 April 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 09.04.2020 11:30 am
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. As April is the Month of the Military Child, we will include additional information focused on military children. Some of this week's topics include:
● Parental Wartime Deployment and Socioemotional Adjustment in Early Childhood: The Critical Role of Military Parents' Perceived Threat During Deployment.
● Coercive Parenting Mediates the Relationship between Military Fathers’ Emotion Regulation and Children’s Adjustment.
● Parameters of Aggressive Behavior in a Treatment-Seeking Sample of Military Personnel: A Secondary Analysis of Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Evidence-Based PTSD Treatments.

Staff Perspective: Celebrating the Month of the Military Child

By Marjorie Weinstock  on 08.04.2020 9:03 am
Marjorie Weinstock, Ph.D.

During the month of April, the CDP will be celebrating the Month of the Military Child by holding a “website takeover,” where we will highlight a number of resources on our website throughout the month. In this entry, Dr. Weinstock provides a brief tour of the content featured in this spotlight.

Research Update: 2 April 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 02.04.2020 3:04 pm

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. April is the Month of the Military Child. Some of this week's topics include:

● Coercive Parenting Mediates the Relationship between Military Fathers’ Emotion Regulation and Children’s Adjustment.
● Toward a Framework for Military Family Life Education: Culture, Context, Content, and Practice.
● Healthcare provider burn-out: A war with uncertainty.
● Exploring Factors Contributing to College Success among Student Veteran Transfers at a Four-Year University.

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