Fact Sheet, Brief
Reports the results of a longitudinal study of youth from military families and their caregivers concerning their emotional well-being and how well they are coping with servicemembers' extended deployments. (Author abstract)
Fact Sheet, Brief
This fact sheet summarizes research showing that children from military families experience above-average levels of emotional and behavioral difficulties and that longer parental deployments are associated with greater difficulties. (Author abstract) Superceded: See http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9568.html
Designed for children in military families, this journal encourages children to express their feelings about deployment. Writing prompts guide children to discuss their feelings about the deployed person, their feelings about the deployment, where the person is deployed, daily life for the service member, saying goodbye, planning activities during the deployment, their loneliness and fears, and planning for the homecoming. Information sheets are included for countries where the service member might be deployed. The journal also lists ideas for helping at home, ideas for letters and packages,…