LAY SUMMARY Many men aspire to involved parenting, but careers that require high mobility, such as military service, make this difficult. This study explored how military men father while deployed. Through interviews with Canadian Armed Forces personnel and spouses, techniques for fathering at a distance were identified, and implications for how military fathers maintain presence with their families were explored. Emotion work undertaken by fathers is also discussed. Understanding how fathering is accomplished at a distance can improve support for personnel, addressing concerns related to work-life balance that are a source of significant tension.
{"title":"Fathering at a distance in the military: Techniques for presence and emotion work among Canadian Armed Forces fathers","authors":"Kristin Atwood","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0051","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY Many men aspire to involved parenting, but careers that require high mobility, such as military service, make this difficult. This study explored how military men father while deployed. Through interviews with Canadian Armed Forces personnel and spouses, techniques for fathering at a distance were identified, and implications for how military fathers maintain presence with their families were explored. Emotion work undertaken by fathers is also discussed. Understanding how fathering is accomplished at a distance can improve support for personnel, addressing concerns related to work-life balance that are a source of significant tension.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140744683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shannon Hill, Allan English, A. Skomorovsky, David L. Albright, Heidi Cramm
LAY SUMMARY Infrastructure to support the educational experiences of children and youth living in Canadian military families has ebbed and flowed over time. With the launch of initiatives, such as Seamless Canada, in recent years and the recent restructuring of support infrastructure in the Department of National Defence, it appears that the educational experiences of military-connected children and youth are once again becoming a priority. However, without knowledge and awareness of past efforts to support the educational experiences of these children and youth, present-day challenges faced by the Canadian Armed Forces may make forward progress more difficult. Using the Second World War Canadian military, particularly the Royal Canadian Air Force, as a historical example, this article provides lessons learned and future considerations for supporting the educational experiences of children and youth from Canadian military families.
{"title":"Education for children and youth living in Canadian military families: Lessons from the past and future considerations","authors":"Shannon Hill, Allan English, A. Skomorovsky, David L. Albright, Heidi Cramm","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0054","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY Infrastructure to support the educational experiences of children and youth living in Canadian military families has ebbed and flowed over time. With the launch of initiatives, such as Seamless Canada, in recent years and the recent restructuring of support infrastructure in the Department of National Defence, it appears that the educational experiences of military-connected children and youth are once again becoming a priority. However, without knowledge and awareness of past efforts to support the educational experiences of these children and youth, present-day challenges faced by the Canadian Armed Forces may make forward progress more difficult. Using the Second World War Canadian military, particularly the Royal Canadian Air Force, as a historical example, this article provides lessons learned and future considerations for supporting the educational experiences of children and youth from Canadian military families.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140748090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LAY SUMMARY The psychological health of military spouses is essential for the health and readiness of the family system. Thus, it is essential to understand contextual and familial factors that play a role in the psychological vulnerability of military spouses. This study examined how aspects of military life (number of deployments, perceived social support from the military community, and assessments of military life satisfaction) and family life (namely, couple well-being) played a role in the psychological vulnerability (depressive symptoms and personal well-being) of 222 U.S. military wives. Results suggested that when military wives felt more social support from the military community, they typically reported greater well-being. Wives who were more satisfied with military life tended to indicate better couple well-being. In turn, greater couple well-being was linked to less psychological vulnerability, specifically, fewer depressive symptoms and higher well-being. Overall, the military context had some bearing on the psychological vulnerability of military wives, especially when they did not feel supported by the military community. Importantly, however, the couple relationship appeared to be the most salient factor associated with the psychological vulnerability of military wives. Promoting healthier couple relationships appears to be a potential leverage point for intervention.
{"title":"Role of military context and couple well-being in the psychological vulnerability of military wives in the United States","authors":"Mallory Lucier‐Greer, Debra R. Campbell","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0065","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY The psychological health of military spouses is essential for the health and readiness of the family system. Thus, it is essential to understand contextual and familial factors that play a role in the psychological vulnerability of military spouses. This study examined how aspects of military life (number of deployments, perceived social support from the military community, and assessments of military life satisfaction) and family life (namely, couple well-being) played a role in the psychological vulnerability (depressive symptoms and personal well-being) of 222 U.S. military wives. Results suggested that when military wives felt more social support from the military community, they typically reported greater well-being. Wives who were more satisfied with military life tended to indicate better couple well-being. In turn, greater couple well-being was linked to less psychological vulnerability, specifically, fewer depressive symptoms and higher well-being. Overall, the military context had some bearing on the psychological vulnerability of military wives, especially when they did not feel supported by the military community. Importantly, however, the couple relationship appeared to be the most salient factor associated with the psychological vulnerability of military wives. Promoting healthier couple relationships appears to be a potential leverage point for intervention.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140750613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy L. Hall, J. Coulthard, Ali B. Cowieson, Lisa Garland Baird, Shannon Gottschall, Jill Sweet
LAY SUMMARY This study examines relationships between military rank at release and various health indicators among Canadian Veterans, separately for males and females. These results provide new information about Veterans at greater risk of negative health outcomes, which could be used for targeted military health promotion as well as Veteran outreach and service delivery planning.
{"title":"A sex-disaggregated analysis of rank at release and health outcomes among Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces","authors":"Amy L. Hall, J. Coulthard, Ali B. Cowieson, Lisa Garland Baird, Shannon Gottschall, Jill Sweet","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0033","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY This study examines relationships between military rank at release and various health indicators among Canadian Veterans, separately for males and females. These results provide new information about Veterans at greater risk of negative health outcomes, which could be used for targeted military health promotion as well as Veteran outreach and service delivery planning.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140748059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"JMVFH: The first decade and beyond","authors":"S. Bélanger, D. Pedlar","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh.10.1.ed01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh.10.1.ed01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140469773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel Richmond, Margaret Campbell, Lisa Delaney, Rose Ricciardelli, Heidi Cramm
{"title":"Where and how do organizations support families? Work-family conflict and the identification of current initiatives for family-forward policies, practices, and programs","authors":"Rachel Richmond, Margaret Campbell, Lisa Delaney, Rose Ricciardelli, Heidi Cramm","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140465739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Silvano Mior, C. Cancelliere, Corey Hofkirchner, Gaelan Connell, Deborah Sutton, Ellen Vogel, Pierre Côté, Simon D. French, Margareta Nordin, Audrey Laporte
LAY SUMMARY Spinal pain is responsible for a large proportion of pain and disability in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The authors developed and implemented a program of care (PoC) that included communication strategies and care pathways supporting chiropractic care for CAF personnel with spine-related problems. The authors tested the feasibility of implementing the PoC on two select CAF bases and found that it was feasible to implement, with a high rate of completion of patient outcomes, adherence to clinical pathways, and enhanced interprofessional communication and reporting. Participants reported satisfaction with the program. Successful implementation of a PoC could provide guidance and support for interprofessional collaborative care for CAF personnel with spine-related pain.
{"title":"A feasibility study assessing a program of care for chiropractors managing spinal pain in Canadian Armed Forces personnel","authors":"Silvano Mior, C. Cancelliere, Corey Hofkirchner, Gaelan Connell, Deborah Sutton, Ellen Vogel, Pierre Côté, Simon D. French, Margareta Nordin, Audrey Laporte","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0040","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY Spinal pain is responsible for a large proportion of pain and disability in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The authors developed and implemented a program of care (PoC) that included communication strategies and care pathways supporting chiropractic care for CAF personnel with spine-related problems. The authors tested the feasibility of implementing the PoC on two select CAF bases and found that it was feasible to implement, with a high rate of completion of patient outcomes, adherence to clinical pathways, and enhanced interprofessional communication and reporting. Participants reported satisfaction with the program. Successful implementation of a PoC could provide guidance and support for interprofessional collaborative care for CAF personnel with spine-related pain.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140464728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Brown, Heather Millman, Linna Tam-Seto, Bibi Imre-Millei, Ashley Ibbotson, Lori Buchart, A. Heber, Marguerite E. Samplonius, Ashlee Mulligan, MaryAnn Notarianni, Margaret C. McKinnon
LAY SUMMARY Military sexual trauma (MST) can cause many mental health problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Yet many people who experienced MST do not report what happened to them, do not seek mental health treatment, or drop out of treatment. Through experiences in an MST-specific community of practice, the authors heard many reasons why people do not report or do not seek treatment, including 1) feeling betrayed by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and other military members, 2) not understanding what treatments are available, and 3) not knowing exactly what MST means. Knowing why people do not report MST or seek mental health treatment can help the CAF and treatment providers make changes to support people who experienced MST.
{"title":"Increasing understanding of the barriers to military-sexual-trauma-related reporting and treatment seeking in Canada","authors":"Andrea Brown, Heather Millman, Linna Tam-Seto, Bibi Imre-Millei, Ashley Ibbotson, Lori Buchart, A. Heber, Marguerite E. Samplonius, Ashlee Mulligan, MaryAnn Notarianni, Margaret C. McKinnon","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0021","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY Military sexual trauma (MST) can cause many mental health problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. Yet many people who experienced MST do not report what happened to them, do not seek mental health treatment, or drop out of treatment. Through experiences in an MST-specific community of practice, the authors heard many reasons why people do not report or do not seek treatment, including 1) feeling betrayed by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and other military members, 2) not understanding what treatments are available, and 3) not knowing exactly what MST means. Knowing why people do not report MST or seek mental health treatment can help the CAF and treatment providers make changes to support people who experienced MST.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140486520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LAY SUMMARY There was a growing interest in psychology among British women in the post-war Far East. Military psychiatrists decried what they perceived as a lack of stigma associated with a psychiatric diagnosis and complained that it was the role of medical officers to prevent patients from seeking psychiatric help. Medical officers, however, were overworked and lacked sufficient psychiatric training. Some medical personnel thought this interest was leading to patients diagnosing themselves with psychiatric conditions and was, by extension, causing tension within the doctor-patient relationship.
{"title":"Psychiatric care of military families in the post-war Far East","authors":"Thomas Probert","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0050","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY There was a growing interest in psychology among British women in the post-war Far East. Military psychiatrists decried what they perceived as a lack of stigma associated with a psychiatric diagnosis and complained that it was the role of medical officers to prevent patients from seeking psychiatric help. Medical officers, however, were overworked and lacked sufficient psychiatric training. Some medical personnel thought this interest was leading to patients diagnosing themselves with psychiatric conditions and was, by extension, causing tension within the doctor-patient relationship.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140489010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gavin M. Campbell, Natasha Biscoe, Samantha Hannar-Hughes, David Rowley, D. Murphy
LAY SUMMARY Armed forces Veterans often delay seeking help for mental health problems until a crisis point is reached. However, the clinical presentation of UK Veterans in mental health crisis is poorly understood. This study explored the presenting demographics, mental health problems, and factors that contributed to the current mental health crisis of UK Veterans who were referred to a Veterans’ crisis service, delivered as part of the mainstream health system. It showed that Veterans in crisis were similar in age and gender to the wider population at higher risk of crisis. Veterans presented with a broad range of symptoms of mental ill health and factors that were driving their current crises. Findings suggest that crisis services that address a broad range of symptoms and factors may be best positioned to address Veterans’ needs. It also suggests that these services need to ensure they are responsive to the needs of the whole Veteran population, including younger Veterans and women.
{"title":"Veterans in crisis: Describing the complexity of presentations to a mainstream UK Veterans mental health service","authors":"Gavin M. Campbell, Natasha Biscoe, Samantha Hannar-Hughes, David Rowley, D. Murphy","doi":"10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0022","url":null,"abstract":"LAY SUMMARY Armed forces Veterans often delay seeking help for mental health problems until a crisis point is reached. However, the clinical presentation of UK Veterans in mental health crisis is poorly understood. This study explored the presenting demographics, mental health problems, and factors that contributed to the current mental health crisis of UK Veterans who were referred to a Veterans’ crisis service, delivered as part of the mainstream health system. It showed that Veterans in crisis were similar in age and gender to the wider population at higher risk of crisis. Veterans presented with a broad range of symptoms of mental ill health and factors that were driving their current crises. Findings suggest that crisis services that address a broad range of symptoms and factors may be best positioned to address Veterans’ needs. It also suggests that these services need to ensure they are responsive to the needs of the whole Veteran population, including younger Veterans and women.","PeriodicalId":36411,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140486334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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