"So Far" Guide for Helping Children and Youth Cope with the Deployment of a Parent in the Military R
Children whose parents are in the Military Reserves face special challenges related to deployment of their parent. While the feelings they experience are in some ways much like those of children who...

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A Handbook for Family and Friends of Service Members: Before, During and After Deployment
Created as a companion to the PBS series “This Emotional Life,” A Handbook for Family & Friends of Service Members explores the stressors and feelings individuals may encounter throughout the...

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A Theory of Risk and Resilience Factors in Military Families
Abstract from INFORMAWORLD: This...

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Adjustment Among Youth in Military Families: The Protective Roles of Effortful Control and Maternal Social Support
This study examined coping, effortful control, and mental health among 65 youth (ages 9–15) residing in families where at least one parent was serving in the United States military. Parents provided...

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Advancing the Health of the Family Left Behind
This fact sheet provides guidelines to healthcare providers and their support staff on how to properly support families of deployed soldiers who have been left behind.

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American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics, Support for Military Children and Adolescent web site has been designed to support military youth, families, and the youth serving professionals caring for this...

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Brave Bart
Brave Bart is a book designed to help young children cope with trauma and its connected grief reactions. This book can provide an opportunity for the child to identify with a very non-threatening...

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Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) conducts research, education, consultation, and training on preparing for and responding to the psychological effects and health consequences of...

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Children, Teens, and Resiliency
American Academy of Pediatrics website provides insight, guidance, and advice to help teens and families cope with the pressures of day-to-day life. For both parents and teens

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Coming Together Around Military Families (CTAMF)
CTAMF Initiative increases awareness of the impact of trauma, grief, and loss on very young children, through specialized training and support, for the professionals who are supporting military...

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