Voices of Children and Adolescents in Military Families: Research and Clinical Perspectives on Adjustment and Well-being

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Describe responses that youth serving professionals might anticipate in children exposed to deployment stresses. * Discuss recent studies indicating that the military child (and families) are experiencing cumulative stresses that impacts function. * Describe developmentally appropriate resources that are available to support military children and how to find them. * Explain how communities can work collaboratively to provide support for military children during wartime.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA535539

Entities

People

  • Eric M. Flake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Active Duty
  • Adolescents
  • Age Groups
  • Air Force
  • California
  • Children
  • Communities
  • Demography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Social Psychology

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.
  • Systems Analysis and Design