CIR Policy Brief: Violence in Families Impacted by Military Service
In this policy brief, the authors discuss the U.S. justice system's need to consider the effects of combat service, traumatic brain injury (TBI), reintegration difficulties, and post traumatic stress...

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Evidence-based treatments for PTSD, new directions, and special challenges
This paper provides a current review of existing evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a description of psychopharmacologic options, prolonged exposure therapy...

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Treating Young Veterans Promoting Resilience Through Practice and Advocacy
Many veterans unsuccessfully attempt to self-manage their mental and physical health needs. This volume examines the multiple challenges awaiting the new generation of young veterans returning to...

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Families At Ease
Families At Ease works with family members who become aware of their Veteran’s post-deployment difficulties—and supports their efforts to find help for the Veteran. This is a national clinical...

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Military Youth and the Deployment Cycle: Emotional Health Consequences and Recommendations for Intervention.
The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirically based and theoretically informed review to guide service provision and the development of evidence based treatments for military youth in...

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Survey of Army Families VI (2010)
The Survey of Army Families (SAF) is one way to assess the effectiveness of the Army’s support for Soldiers and their Families. SAF is an Army-wide survey conducted every 4 to 5 years by the U.S.

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Military Families Extreme Work and Extreme “Work-Family”
While the U.S. military might at first glance appear to be a model of rigidity rather than flexibility, there are strong incentives to address the work-family concerns of service members and their...

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Developing community capacity to treat post-deployment mental health problems: A public health initiative.
Meeting the mental health needs of Veterans returning from recent deployment requires the coordinated effort of partnerships across Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

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Evaluating transdiagnostic treatment for distress and impairment in veterans: A multi-site randomized controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Military personnel who engaged in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq frequently present for mental health care because of the stresses of service and readjustment. Although excellent treatments...

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Why Are You So Scared?: A Child's Book About Parents With PTSD
Why Are You So Scared? explains PTSD and its symptoms in nonthreatening, kid-friendly language, and is full of questions and exercises that kids and parents can work through together. A...

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