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Extended and repeated deployments can cause significant stress to military families and may result in lower levels of reenlistment. RAND research has explored the need for military-sponsored child care and the role of military spouses, and continues to provide guidance to policymakers on how to attract and retain personnel with essential skills while also supporting military families.

Essay

The Resilience of Military Families

Jun 16, 2016

Deployment of a spouse and parent can shake a military family to its core. But according to RAND research, these families display remarkable resilience.
Report

Insights from the Deployment Life Study

Apr 7, 2016

Experiences during a service member's deployment can have a profound impact on how families fare during the reintegration period. But for many experienced military families, functioning eventually returns to pre-deployment levels.

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Creating Better Support for Our Nation's Hidden Heroes

An overview of the testimony presented by Terri Tanielian before the Senate Special Committee on Aging on June 14, 2017.

Jun 14, 2017
Report

Improving Support for Military and Veteran Caregivers: A Research Blueprint

Millions of Americans provide informal care and support to current and former U.S. service members. A new research blueprint could help inform efforts to improve support for these “hidden heroes.”

Jun 14, 2017
Research Brief

Improving Support for America's Hidden Heroes: A Military Caregiver Research Blueprint

In this brief, RAND researchers document the construction and elements of a research blueprint to inform future efforts to improve support for military and veteran caregivers.

Jun 14, 2017
Testimony

Creating Better Support for Military and Veteran Caregivers

Caregivers who provide unpaid, informal support to current and former U.S. service members are a key part of America's care for returning warriors. A new research blueprint could help improve support for these "hidden heroes."

Jun 14, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Identifying Policy Implications and Future Research Directions Regarding Military Community Support and Child Psychosocial Adjustment

Efforts to organize and consolidate the wide range of support services designed to bolster resilience in military families could enhance service members' mission readiness.

Jun 7, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Observed Relationship Behaviors and Sleep in Military Veterans and Their Partners

Associations between the relationship behaviors of young veterans and their spouses and measured sleep quality suggest that interventions to decrease hostility could improve both marital and physical health.

Jun 1, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Reaching Concerned Partners of Heavy Drinking Service Members and Veterans Through Facebook

Facebook may be a viable and cost-effective strategy for reaching military spouses who are concerned about their partner's drinking.

May 30, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Effect of State Competitive Food and Beverage Regulations on Childhood Overweight and Obesity

Students in states that regulate “competitive” foods and beverages—those offered or sold outside the school lunch program--were less likely to be overweight or obese than students in states with no such policies.

Apr 4, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Parental Deployment, Adolescent Academic and Social-Behavioral Maladjustment, and Parental Psychological Well-Being in Military Families

Long deployments can increase the risk for negative adolescent and parental outcomes, relative to short or no deployment; military fathers and adolescent boys may be more strongly affected than military mothers and adolescent girls.

Feb 7, 2017
Research Brief

Research Brief

The Effects of Military Change-of-Station Moves on Spousal Earnings

Military spouses' career earnings are significantly and negatively affected by the permanent change-of-station moves required by their military spouses.

Dec 2, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Marital Conflict and Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping in Military Couples

Marital conflict among veterans and their partners may "blunt" the dip in blood pressure that normally occurs during the night, and this may lead to a higher risk of CVD.

Nov 28, 2016
Research Brief

A Collaborative Approach to Behavioral Health Care for Veterans and Their Families

RAND evaluated the Unified Behavioral Health Center for Military Veterans and Their Families, a new model of behavioral health care that provides colocated and coordinated care for veterans and their families.

Oct 26, 2016
Report

The Unified Behavioral Health Center for Military Veterans and Their Families: Documenting Structure, Process, and Outcomes of Care

This report presents an evaluation of the Unified Behavioral Health Center for Military Veterans and Their Families, a new model of behavioral health care that provides colocated and coordinated care for veterans and their families.

Oct 26, 2016
Report

Report

Options for Educating Students Attending Department of Defense Schools in the United States

The Department of Defense Education Activity operates or contracts with local agencies to operate schools on 15 contiguous U.S. installations. This report evaluates the options for educating military-connected children on these installations.

Sep 13, 2016
Research Brief

Research Brief

Supporting UK Service leavers and their families in the transition to civilian life

RAND Europe was commissioned by the Forces in Mind Trust to conduct a systematic review to develop a better understanding of the evidence base around four themes associated with the transition into civilian life for UK Service leaver families.

Sep 8, 2016
Report

Families Support to Transition: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

RAND Europe was commissioned by the Forces in Mind Trust to conduct a systematic review to develop a better understanding of the evidence base around four themes associated with the transition into civilian life for UK Service leaver families.

Sep 8, 2016
Report

Report

The Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program: Recommendations for an Internal Monitoring System

This report outlines a strategy for the U.S. Department of Defense Military Community and Family Policy office to track progress on initiatives that aim to provide career development and employment assistance for military spouses.

Sep 7, 2016
Commentary

The Impact of Deployments on Military Marriages

The evidence linking combat deployments directly to poorer marital functioning has been sparse and contradictory. Although marital satisfaction among military couples declined from 2003 to 2009, the divorce rate among them remained steady.

Sep 2, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Associations Between Prior Deployments and Marital Satisfaction Among Army Couples

The analyses described in this article compare associations between prior deployments and current marital satisfaction across four different ways of measuring prior deployment within a large and representative sample of married Army service members and their spouses.

Jul 28, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Employment Gaps Between Military Spouses and Matched Civilians

Drawing upon data from the Deployment Life Study, this article examines whether female military spouses (SPs) are disadvantaged relative to matched civilian peers in terms of hours worked and earnings, paying particular attention to gaps among the highest educated women.

Jul 26, 2016

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