Skip to section navigation
Skip to page content

RAND > Topics >

Military Veterans

Featured

Military veterans—individuals who complete military service whether at home or deployed overseas, in peacetime or in combat—are entitled to and in some cases require various government services. RAND research has examined the physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, and employment problems that U.S. military veterans and their families face, and has recommended policies to support veterans' reintegration into civilian life.

Commentary

Did We Improve Veterans Health Care? It's Unclear

May 24, 2016

The Veterans Choice program was designed to expedite veterans' access to health care and relieve pressure on the VA system. Before making the program permanent, the VA should better understand its effectiveness.
Report

More Research Would Inform Innovative Approaches to Veteran Employment

Aug 22, 2016

While the aim of veteran employment programs is to help veterans transition to civilian jobs, their impact is unclear. RAND hosted two workshops to recommend improvements to veteran employment opportunities and identify research gaps.

Explore Military Veterans

Journal Article

Journal Article

Insomnia Severity as a Mediator of the Association Between Mental Health Symptoms and Alcohol Use in Young Adult Veterans

Insomnia severity accounts in part for the impact of symptoms of depression and PTSD on alcohol use in young adult veterans.

Aug 3, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Impact of Normative Perceptions on Alcohol Consumption in Military Veterans

The attitudes of military personnel about drinking predict their future drinking behaviors and may be key to understanding the relationship between normative perceptions about drinking and drinking behaviors.

Jul 14, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

High Healthcare Utilization Near the Onset of Medically Unexplained Symptoms

Veterans who had a new onset of medically unexplained symptoms used healthcare at the same level as patients with chronic physical symptoms.

Jul 14, 2017
Report

Report

Are Current Military Education Benefits Efficient and Effective for the Services?

This research takes a mixed-methods approach to examine the effects of military education benefit programs on recruiting and retention-related outcomes, and to assess how the two largest education benefits may work together.

Jun 19, 2017
Multimedia

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
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
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
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
Journal Article

Journal Article

Provision of Peer Specialist Services in VA Patient Aligned Care Teams: Protocol for Testing a Cluster Randomized Implementation Trial

Assessing the impact of outside assistance on the deployment of peer specialists in Veterans Health Administration Patient Aligned Care Teams will provide critical data to administrators and policy makers.

Jun 7, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

The Association Between Implementation Strategy Use and the Uptake of Hepatitis C Treatment in a National Sample

Veterans Health Administration sites that used more ERIC-recommended implementation strategies delivered more evidence-based Hepatitis C treatments.

Jun 6, 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

Partnering to Improve Care: The Case of the Veterans' Health Administration's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative

Understanding the respective experiences and perspectives of researchers and operations partners (i.e., policymakers, managers, clinical leaders) can help improve research partnership success.

May 30, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-Based, Personalized Normative Feedback Alcohol Intervention for Young-Adult Veterans

One month after a single 10-minute intervention to adjust perceptions of peer drinking behavior, young veterans reported significant reductions in their drinking compared with control participants.

May 19, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Alcohol Use and Service Utilization Among Veterans in Treatment for Schizophrenia

Veterans with schizophrenia who misuse alcohol are more likely to miss medications and more likely to use illicit drugs.

May 16, 2017
Multimedia

Preventing Veteran Suicide

An overview of testimony by Rajeev Ramchand presented before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies on April 27, 2017.

Apr 27, 2017
Testimony

Community-Based Programs Are Critical to Veteran Suicide Prevention

The VA provides high-quality mental health care. Its biggest challenge is preventing suicide among those who are not enrolled, such as veterans with other-than-honorable discharges and women. Strengthening community-based programs could prevent veteran suicide and help slow national suicide rates.

Apr 27, 2017
Report

Outcome Performance Measure Development for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions

This report summarizes analyses to assess the reliability and validity of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) metrics and patient-reported outcome performance measures.

Apr 12, 2017
Journal Article

Recruitment and Retention of Young Adult Veteran Drinkers Using Facebook

Facebook appears to be a valuable mechanism through which to recruit young veterans with unmet behavioral health needs, although more specific efforts may be needed to engage certain types of veterans after initial enrollment.

Apr 7, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Using Getting To Outcomes to Facilitate the Use of an Evidence-Based Practice in VA Homeless Program: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of an Implementation Support Strategy

This paper presents an evaluation of an effort to incorporate an evidence-based, dual disorder treatment called Maintaining Independence and Sobriety Through Systems Integration, Outreach, and Networking-Veterans Edition (MISSION-Vet) into case management teams serving Veterans who are homeless.

Apr 7, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Attitudes, Practices, and Experiences with Implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home for Women Veterans

Strengthening positive attitudes toward female veterans may matter more than changing women’s health practice characteristics alone.

Mar 14, 2017

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next

RAND Topic:
Military Veterans

Topic Synonyms:
War Veteran

Research conducted by