Catherine Mogil, Director of Training for UCLA’s Project FOCUS, talks about the strengths of military children during the “Military Children and Families” session at the Soldiers Project & LAISPS 3rd Annual Conference held at University of Southern California on June 8-10, 2012.
Her presentation begins at 13:30.
Catherine Mogil, Director of Training for UCLA’s Project FOCUS, which helps military families cope with a parent’s deployment, was featured in a July 4 National Journal story. The article explored how children of an active-duty parent deployed for long periods are frequently diagnosed with a mental health problem.
More fallout from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: Children with an active-duty parent deployed there for long periods were more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health problem than children whose parents were not deployed, researchers reported on Monday.
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By Laura M. Levering/Northwest Guardian
Military families do not have to wait for problems to arise before seeking help.
Families Overcoming Under Stress (or FOCUS) is a program for military families that helps them build skills so they can weather the different transitions of military life as best as possible.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is one of 14 installations in the U.S. that has the program, and only one of four that services all branches of the military.
FOCUS was created by the Department of Defense in response to concerns over frequent and longer... Read more
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. military is holding a conference in Mission Valley in hopes of helping hundreds of thousands of active-duty service members and their families deal with the growing stress levels in the military.Approaching 11 years of deployment after deployment to support wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, medical professionals and other experts gathered at the four-day conference to discuss ways to help alleviate a growing problem."In my view, I'm not convinced we are doing enough to watch how our folks are doing," said Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the vice chief of Naval Operations, one of... Read more
National Alliance on Mental Illness Beginnings, Vol 17, Winter 2010: Since the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq almost a decade ago, more than two million U.S. service men and women have served overseas in wartime duties and nearly half of them have deployed more than once.
The Tucson tragedy. The Gardena High School shooting. School campuses on lockdown. The barrage of negative news stories, coupled with violent images on television, can be disheartening for adults and even more challenging for children. As journalists and engaged citizens, it’s our job to be informed about the world around us. But is all this bad news appropriate for children? Parents and psychologists differ in their approaches. Some parents keep the news switched off when the kids are around. Others sit with their children and try to explain what’s going on and why it doesn’t mean they’... Read more
From the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development: The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have affected and continue to affect the lives of numerous Americans. These conflicts affect not only the millions of service men and women who have deployed since the wars began, but also the families they leave behind at home. According to the Marine Corps Times, more than 2 million children in the United States have been affected by deployments for recent wars.
Media reports explain the toll deployment takes on the soldiers. But what about the toll these deployments take on... Read more
Major League Baseball will begin its third year of national fundraising and awareness initiatives for Welcome Back Veterans, a program which addresses the needs of returning American Veterans and their families. With the support of Major League Baseball and its Clubs, Welcome Back Veterans since 2008 has awarded $8.3 million in grants to 30 non-profit agencies across the country targeting veterans' greatest needs, including mental health and job training/placement.
At three key points of national reflection during the baseball season -- Memorial Day (May 31), Independence Day... Read more
