Dr. Catherine Mogil, the Director of Training and Intervention Development at the Nathanson Family Resilience Center, recently attended the Supporting the Child to Honor the Family symposium held in Washington, D.C. Clinicians, providers, researchers, and military families attended the first-ever symposium sponsored by the nonprofit Our Military Kids. The symposium included a panel of family members of wounded warriors who spoke about the impact that combat injuries, both physical and invisible, had on their families, and how these injuries changed family relationships.... Read more

The UCLA NFRC is pleased to announce the FOCUS on Foster Families web portal! Building upon the success of the FOCUS on Foster Families mobile app, this new portal provides the right story at the right time for foster youth and caregivers in an easy to use, online format. Users can access videos, PDF resources, and other tools that teach strategies to support resilience, including problem solving, goal setting, emotion regulation, and communication. 

This resource is available FREE at http://nfrc.ucla.... Read more

UCLA NFRC's Dr. Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi describes the hidden struggle of homeless veteran families in a recent article published by The Conversation.

Read the full Article - http://theconversation.com/homeless-vets-with-families-an-untold-part-of...

On May 1st, the UCLA Nathanson Family Resilience Center Team hosted a workgroup meeting at the UCLA GLAVA Veteran Family Wellness Center. The meeting included discussions about the way family services could impact the lives of Los Angeles area veterans. Following a tour of the facility, attendees were treated to an actvitiy fair that provided a sampling of strategies that center staff will use to engage families in skill-building. Attendees included leadership from the VA, veterans and family members, and local and national community leaders.

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