HomeFront Strong (HFS): Building Resiliency in Military Families
Abstract
Military families have long been the pillars of strength in our country, yet the tempo of deployment over the past 15 years has taken a toll. Nearly 40 of military spouses experience psychological symptoms related to deployment, but there are few evidence-based programs available to support spouses. The current project aims to improve the psychological health of military and veteran families residing in civilian communities by implementing and evaluating HomeFront Strong (HFS), a promising evidence-based psychological health intervention for military and veteran spouses/partners, and their children. This project is guided by three goals: 1. Develop and field test an HFS mobile website; 2. Train community providers to disseminate HomeFront Strong at their community sites; and 3. Evaluate the mental health outcomes of Group vs. Web-based HFS in a sample of 360 military and veteran spouses/partners and their children. In the current funding period, the HFS mobile website and administrative console were piloted successfully with two group cycles (Goal 1, complete). Activities for Goals 2 and 3 continued, with approval of multi-site IRB proposals; hiring and training of key staff; completion of all products needed for community provider training, evaluation of community providers, and evaluation of participants; secured agreements with two community agencies (5 sites) for dissemination; and launch of participant recruitment through strategic partnerships, direct recruitment efforts, and community mapping. The subsequent year will see concerted effort and progress in each of these areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1026487
Entities
People
- Michelle Kees
Organizations
- University of Michigan