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

Søndergaard, Susanne Friis; Cox, Kate; Silfversten, Erik; Anderson, Brent; Meads, C; Schaefer, Agnes Gereben; Larkin, Jody

doi:10.7249/rb9928

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“…Children with a military parent may experience a unique constellation of stressors, including recurrent separations from their parent, indirect exposure to conflict and violence, and frequent relocations (Riggs & Riggs, 2011; Russo & Fallon, 2015). When military parents transition to civilian life, children may experience other challenges, including parental unemployment, relocating and/or changing schools, or exposure to physical or psychological injuries (De Pedro et al, 2011; Saltzman et al, 2011; Sondergaard et al, 2016). Veteran and active duty military families differ as veteran families may still feel the effects of military service but have a weaker connection to the military community and less access to formal support systems.…”

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Preliminary Exploration of the Relationship between Veteran Family Membership, School Climate, and Adverse Outcomes among School-Aged Youth

Sullivan

Dodge²,

Williamson

et al. 2021

Education and Urban Society

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Little is known about the functioning of children in veteran-connected families, who may experience a unique constellation of stressors including exposure to parental mental health symptoms and unemployment. Further, research has not previously considered the role of school climate in counteracting these stressors for veteran-connected students. This preliminary study examines the relationship between veteran parent’s mental health and employment with adverse outcomes for their school-age children, as well as the potential moderating effect of safe school climate. Participants were 218 veteran parents of children in K-12 schools, who completed the Chicago Veterans Survey, including measures of PTSD and depression, unemployment, a school safety scale drawn from the California School Parent Survey, and an adverse child functioning screening tool. Regression models suggest that depression symptomatology and perceptions of less safe school climate were significantly associated with adverse outcomes among veteran-connected students. Safe school climate buffered against the negative effects of parents’ depression symptoms, particularly at lower levels of depression severity. Findings suggest the need for future research to explore the potentially crucial role for schools, including teachers, administrators, and particularly school-based mental health providers, in supporting the healthy functioning of veteran-connected students and their families.

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Preliminary Exploration of the Relationship between Veteran Family Membership, School Climate, and Adverse Outcomes among School-Aged Youth

Sullivan

Dodge²,

Williamson

et al. 2021

Education and Urban Society

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“…In general, there was a paucity of literature concerning ex-service personnel working in social care and therefore the scoping review was broadened to consider ex-service personnel in roles within health and social care; this being particularly topical with the increasing emphasis on integration (Bate, 2017). Sondergaard et al ’s (2016) systematic review found few UK studies have reported on the transition from military to civilian life and that most evidence is from the US, the transferability of which to the UK is sometimes questionable. As the findings below show, much the same applied to this review.…”

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Barriers and facilitators to ex-service personnel obtaining employment within social care roles with older people: a scoping review

Manthorpe

Bramley

2020

WWOP

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Purpose This purpose of this paper is to review evidence about the barriers and facilitators to ex-service personnel obtaining employment within social care roles. Social care has long-standing, well-recognised problems of staff recruitment and retention. Policymakers and employers are exploring if there are untapped sources of potential employees. Some ex-service personnel may be interested in exploring a move to social care work with older people but may face barriers to such a move which may need to be addressed. Design/methodology/approach Databases and grey literature were searched systematically to provide an overview of evidence on this topic. In total, 23 articles were included in the review. Findings A narrative analysis revealed barriers to ex-service personnel obtaining employment within social care not only related to their previous occupation, health status and identity but also facilitators related to the sector’s severe recruitment challenges and the transferable skills of ex-service personnel. Evidence suggests that learning from health services may be highly relevant and transferable. Research limitations/implications This review was confined to English language studies published between 2008 and 2018. Few mentioned specific user or client groups. Originality/value This review identified evidence suggesting that learning from health services may be highly relevant and transferable to the social care sector so as to facilitate the transition of more ex-service personnel into social care work with older people.

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“…Despite what is known about reintegration challenges, there is growing recognition of the need to better understand family challenges as they leave the military, a time period that can overlap with reintegration, but is often a distinct and separate time frame. Two independent reviews have articulated the possible needs of families transitioning out of the military (Institute of Medicine, 2010; Søndergaard et al, 2015), highlighting interpersonal, psychosocial, and vocational challenges that families face during the transition.…”

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Family-focused interventions and resources for veterans and their families.

Sherman

Larsen²

2018

Psychological Services

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Accelerated by the decreasing military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, many military members are currently transitioning out of active duty into civilian life. Many of these new veterans have recently experienced combat deployment(s), and some are struggling with the aftermath of combat exposure, separation from family, and reintegration stressors. These challenges often follow these military families as they enter the civilian world, a time with its own major life changes vocationally, socially, and interpersonally. Although numerous resources have been developed to assist service members during their transition to the civilian world, relatively fewer exist for partners, children, and broader family systems. Family psychoeducation is a nonpathologizing, strengths-focused model of care that has documented benefits in the arena of mental illness. This article describes some manualized family psychoeducational programs and online and phone-based resources that may be useful to veteran families during this time of change. The programs and resources described herein are all available for free, primarily online. Because of a wide variety of barriers and limitations for family based care in the Veterans Affairs health care system, veteran families are and will continue to seek mental health care in public sector settings. Community providers can enhance their military culture competence by familiarizing themselves with these resources and drawing upon them in working with transitioning military families. (PsycINFO Database Record

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

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Preliminary Exploration of the Relationship between Veteran Family Membership, School Climate, and Adverse Outcomes among School-Aged Youth

Preliminary Exploration of the Relationship between Veteran Family Membership, School Climate, and Adverse Outcomes among School-Aged Youth

Barriers and facilitators to ex-service personnel obtaining employment within social care roles with older people: a scoping review

Family-focused interventions and resources for veterans and their families.

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