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Free Resource to Build Resilience in Military Families

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Free Resource to Build Resilience in Military Families

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"Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society examines the challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families, as well as lessons to be learned from these experiences. This report offers recommendations regarding what is needed to strengthen the support system for military families."

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Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society

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Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.

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Cohen Veterans Network Training for Mental Health Providers

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Cohen Veterans Network Training for Mental Health Providers

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This self-paced, interactive training is available to mental health providers at no-cost. Participants can receive four continuing education credits (CEs) upon completion of the course.

7 Modules covering:

1. Military History

2. Military Culture

3. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

4. Race & Ethnicity

5. Disparities, Minority Stress & Trauma

6. Clinical Considerations*

7. Conclusions

*Clinical Considerartions is an key module for addressing cultural humility in the clinical setting:

Setting Therapeutic Stage

Inclusive Assessment Strategies

Providing Culturally Responsive Treatment

Managing Microaggressions and Repairing the Therapeutic Alliance

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Today, racial and ethnic minorities represent 43% of the U.S. military, while 6% of the military population identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. It is more important than ever for clinicians to be able to meet the needs of clients from various ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, and cultural backgrounds. As such, Cohen Veterans Network has developed Caring for Our Diverse Military Population.

The innovative training program, developed with support from USAA, is focused on preparing mental health providers to provide culturally sensitive care. It was created to enhance care and improve mental health outcomes for our military population.

Developed by subject matter experts, the training is the result of a survey conducted by CVN. The survey captured gaps in behavioral health services with regard to cultural competency as reported by military, veteran and military family behavioral health consumers and clinicians. Based on the findings, this foundational training covers topics such as the history of diversity and discrimination in the US military, the ADDRESSING framework, intersectionality, cultural humility, core concepts related to gender identity, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity, impacts of oppression and mental health disparities, culturally responsive treatment interventions, and repairing after microaggressions in the therapy room.

This self-paced, interactive training is available to mental health providers at no-cost. Participants can receive four continuing education credits (CEs) upon completion of the course.

Cohen Veterans Network, provider #1648 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Cohen Veterans Network maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 3/13/21-3/13/24. Social workers completing this course receive 4 continuing education credits.

Cohen Veterans Network is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cohen Veterans Network maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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Caring For Our Diverse Military Population - Cohen Veterans Network

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Today, racial and ethnic minorities represent 43% of the U.S. military, while 6% of the military population identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community. It

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Military Culture and Terminology: Enhancing Clinical Competence

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Military Culture and Terminology: Enhancing Clinical Competence

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Military Culture and Terminology: Enhancing Clinical Competence (PowerPoint Presentation)

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Psych/Armor Training: Firearms & Suicide in the Military Community

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Psych/Armor Training: Firearms & Suicide in the Military Community

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Firearms & Suicide in the Military-Connected Community: 5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know, powered by PsychArmor, is narrated by two clinical psychologists. In this short, engaging course, Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility – specifically firearms – during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters. They define the scope of the problem, dispel some widely held misconceptions, and explain why military and Veterans gun owners have unique beliefs about weapons, crisis and safe storage. Clinicians will understand the importance of the intersection between military culture and the culture of firearm owners, and approach their Veteran patients with confidence around these critically important conversations.

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Firearms & Suicide in the Military-Connected Community: 5 Things Medical Professionals Need to Know

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In this short, engaging course, Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Heidi Kraft discuss the importance of including conversations about lethal means accessibility - specifically firearms - during safety planning in all types of clinical encounters.

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FREE-CVN Suicide Risk Stratification Training Package for Clinicians

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FREE-CVN Suicide Risk Stratification Training Package for Clinicians

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CVN has launched the CVN Suicide Risk Stratification Training Package for Clinicians, available to the field at no cost, to help mental health providers enhance their clinical skills around understanding and managing suicide risk.

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Cohen Veterans Network has released findings from its study on clinical decision-making in suicide risk assessment. Researchers from CVN-IQ reported a number of compelling lessons learned, including that measurement-based care complements clinical judgement in suicide risk assessment and intervention when implementedwith fidelity; suicide risk assessment and management are continuous and collaborative; and clinician transparency is a critical element in building therapeutic alliance with active duty and veteran clients. Sign up to download the full report of Lessons Learned with implications for suicide prevention policy, practice, and research.

The network has simultaneously launched the CVN Suicide Risk Stratification Training Package for Clinicians, available to the field at no cost, to help mental health providers enhance their clinical skills around understanding and managing suicide risk. A vital tool to help clinicians refine their skills in assessing suicide risk, the package includes a Training Guide with Training Vignettes. Sign up to download the Training Package.

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Suicide Risk Stratification - Cohen Veterans Network

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This site also provides courses and CEU's for professionals to serve veteran and military-connected communities.

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This four-part series on the Basics of Military Culture, takes a deep dive into four aspects that define the military experience: Service, Values, People, and Transition from service. This series introduces six characters who made the choice to serve their country. Learn more about military culture

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Psych/Armor Training: Women Veterans Series ( Free)

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Psych/Armor Training: Women Veterans Series ( Free)

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This series explores the history, triumphs, and unique challenges of women in uniform throughout history while highlighting the valuable service of the fastest-growing group of Veterans.

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Women Veterans Series

This series explores the history, triumphs, and unique challenges of women in uniform throughout history while highlighting the valuable service of the fastest-growing group of Veterans.

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Free

6 lessons

0.5 hours of video content

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This series explores the history, triumphs, and unique challenges of women in uniform throughout history while highlighting the valuable service of the fastest-growing group of Veterans.

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Center for Parent & Teen Communication: Supporting Military Families

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Center for Parent & Teen Communication: Supporting Military Families

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Supporting Military Families

When a person serves the nation through the military, his or her family also serves. Service takes true commitment and sacrifice from all members of military families. We thank you.

It is true that military kids are kids first. But it's also true that they share the source of their abundant strengths and a predictable set of challenges. You'll find helpful materials throughout our site. Here, we want to highlight resources and strategies deserving of your focused attention as you raise military-affiliated children.

Healthy, resilient families are key to shaping a generation of young people prepared to lead us into the future.

Building Youth Resilience

There are core elements known to prepare young people to thrive in both good and challenging times. They stem from The Seven C's of Resilience model, which is inspired by the Five C's of Positive Youth Development. The 5 C's have been extensively studied by Dr. Richard Lerner (a board member at The Military Child Education Coalition) and colleagues.

The military lifestyle enhances some of the C's. Parents should highlight and underscore these strengths and protective forces. On the other hand, there are some C's that are challenged by the military lifestyle and deserve special attention. Here's how each C may be impacted by the military lifestyle.

Confidence

Frequent moves can support confidence-building as young people learn to adjust to new settings and friends. However, some children will need extra support to build their confidence in new settings.

Competence

Building skill sets - competence - is central to adolescent development. It is important to know that frequent moves may challenge the development of new skill-sets. With some planning ahead and knowledge of what resources are available in a new community, military teens can continue to build new competencies.

Connection

Human connection is undoubtedly the most protective force in all of our lives, and is particularly important for children and adolescents. On the one hand, it is the "C" most directly affected by the military lifestyle because the deployment cycle can separate children from one or both parents for extended periods of time. On the other hand, military youth are more likely than most other young people to have strong community connections. It takes intentional effort to maintain close relations with deployed parents and extended family.

Character

Think of character as choosing to do the right thing even if nobody is looking. Here military-affiliated children have a head start as they are raised with parents typically driven by strong values, a clear sense of mission, and a commitment to serve the greater good.

Contribution

Young people that know they matter gain strong protection. One of the best ways youth learn they matter is by giving to or serving others. This could include service to families, neighbors, communities, and the world-at-large. Military youth should know that they serve already as part of a family committed to contributing to the nation's well-being.

Coping

Life can be stressful. How we respond to the discomfort caused by stress largely determines our state of health and well-being. Those who turn to quick, easy fixes may find themselves in self-destructive cycles. Those who choose positive, life-affirming coping strategies will thrive. There are a predictable set of stressors related to the deployment cycle. Because of these stressors, military youth may need additional guidance learning to cope.

Control

Young people learn in childhood whether they believe they control their lives or whether they are controlled by others. They learn much of this by how they are disciplined. It is important that all caregivers are on the same page and actively participating in discipline. It's just as crucial and may take additional strategizing when separated by distance.

It is true that military kids are kids first. But it's also true that they share the source of their abundant strengths and a predictable set of challenges.

Managing Stress and Coping with Challenges

The choices young people make to manage stress influences their health and well-being - even their safety - now and throughout their lifetimes. Parents protect teens by preparing them to manage life's stressors in healthy ways. We offer a comprehensive set of resources that prepare parents both to model and guide their children to develop healthy stress management strategies. We also offer an individualized plan for young people, where they can draw from a variety of strategies to create a stress management plan that fits perfectly just for them.

Parenting Effectively

The way in which parents balance the warmth they express with the rules and boundaries they set is known as parenting style. Young people whose parents balance both warmth and rules (authoritative) fare better in the long run than those raised with lots of warmth but few rules (permissive) or lots of rules but little warmth (authoritarian). Rules are followed most closely and appreciated most fully (yes appreciated!!) when parents make clear that rules exist as an expression of love and concern for safety, and a desire to have children grow to become their best selves.

Balanced parenting produces young people with high academic performance, strong emotional health, and who take the fewest behavioral risks. Military parents have the same range of parenting styles as do all parents. However, military members may need to strictly adhere to rules in their professional lives. Sometimes it's a matter of professional responsibility. Sometimes it's about survival. But the same approach to rules that works in the service should not be transferred directly to the home. A balanced parenting approach is still the strongest approach. Here are a few pieces to get you started:

Disciplining Together ...

Discipline can shape adolescents and strengthen family connections. It can also become the source of disagreements within the home. The word discipline means to teach or to guide, ideally in a loving way. Start by asking yourself, "Am I teaching?" This will set you on the right path to making effective disciplinary choices. If your actions feel more like control or punishment, then learning probably won't happen.

Discipline is a central part of parenting - one in which all parents should be included. One way to get on the same page when it comes to discipline is to design an Adolescent Responsibility Contract (ARC). These contracts include all primary caretakers (parents, guardians, grandparents) and the young person. You can work on this agreement while sitting around the dining room table or you can build it together online if you're separated by physical distance.

... Even When Apart

It's important that the parent who is not physically present not be excluded from the discipline process. If that parent is only told when something goes wrong, they become the "enforcer." Children come to expect, "Wait until your father hears about this!" or "Your mother is going to be so upset." This makes the child associate one parent with getting in trouble. It can undermine the relationship and lead teens to dread communications with that parent.

When the ARC is created together, the presence of the parent separated by distance is still felt. This allows consequences to be immediate and more effective. Either parent can say, "Remember we all agreed as a family ..." This allows the parent that's not physically there to focus communication on all that children are doing right. They take on the key role of reinforcing positive behaviors. Even at a distance, focusing on raising a solid human being together will draw the family closer.

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The Language of Love

There are many ways to let your children know you love them. Your presence, your 'way to go' as you squeeze their shoulder, your hugs, and the games you play. You do it through giving undivided attention. And through words. The military lifestyle sometimes takes away those expressions of love that require a physical presence. This makes it that much more important to express feelings through words. Sometimes words are all you have when separated by distance. Learn how to express your love effectively.

Letting Kids be Kids

When military families are in the midst of a deployment cycle, it is not uncommon for older children to step up to increased responsibility. This can be a great opportunity to gain a stronger sense of meaning and purpose as they contribute to the family's well-being. But if children feel as though they aren't experiencing their own childhood, they may become resentful of their new roles. This can lead to something known as "parentification" and can backfire. Parentified children may find it more difficult to accept their deployed parents' authority upon return. They may become less willing to be guided by parents re-entering their daily lives. You can take steps to help children benefit from the increased responsibility while avoiding potential drawbacks.

Preventing Perfectionism

Some military-affiliated children take their responsibility a step further. They see the added stress around them, and they want to do more than just step-up. They want to become perfect so they are never a source of added stress. The challenge is that perfectionists sometimes exclude their parents from knowing what's really going on in their lives. They miss out on benefits that come from parents' involvement. Let your children know how much you appreciate their caring about you. But also let them know not to try to spare you by withholding details of their lives. Encourage them to share their lives, both the ups and downs. This will allow you to better guide them.

Our Commitment to You

The Center for Parent and Teen Communication cares for and about all families. We take a special interest in serving the families of those who serve our nation.

Our Center's Co-Founder, Dr. Ken Ginsburg has been honored to work with military youth and families through his affiliations with The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC). Dr. Mary Keller, the President and Chief Executive Officer of MCEC, is a valued advisor to the CPTC. Dr. Ginsburg is also involved with the Military Services of Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and his professional toolkit Reaching Teens is used widely by The U.S. Army's Child and Youth Services.

Resources to Guide You

There are groups with special interest in those who serve the military. Access their resources to gain even more support.

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Building Character (1)

Character Strengths (4)

Communicating Values (1)

Culturally Responsive Parenting (3)

Facing Challenges (3)

For Teens (2)

Growth & Development (2)

Health & Prevention (6)

Helping Teens Learn to Cope (6)

Managing Stress (1)

Parenting That Works (1)

Parenting in 100 Words (14)

Preventing Risks (5)

Puberty & Other Changes (1)

Q&A Series (7)

Research Roundups (5)

Resilience (1)

Resources (1)

Parents' Self Care (6)

Success in School & Life (4)

Supporting Emotional Health (16)

Supporting Healthy Decisions (3)

Talking With Teens (1)

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VA Mobile-Mental Health & Behavioral Health Apps

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VA Mobile-Mental Health & Behavioral Health Apps

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Here you will find apps for Veterans to support their mental health and behavioral therapy needs. From helping you manage trauma symptoms to coping with anger, these mental health apps can provide you with the support you’re looking for.

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Here you will find apps for Veterans to support their mental health and behavioral therapy needs. From helping you manage trauma symptoms to coping with anger, these mental health apps can provide you with the support you're looking for.

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Mental Health and Behavioral Therapy Apps

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Here you will find apps for Veterans to support their mental health and behavioral therapy needs. From helping you manage trauma symptoms to coping with anger, these mental health apps can provide you with the support you're looking for.

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Military Child Education Coalition® (MCEC®)

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Resources - Military Child Education Coalition® (MCEC®)

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Providing programs and resources to address the unique educational challenges that face military-connected children.

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The Seven C’s Model of Resilience: Parent Version & Professional Version

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The Seven C’s Model of Resilience: Parent Version & Professional Version

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The Seven C’s Model of Resilience

The seven C’s model of resilience was first published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2006. It draws from a framework originally presented by some of the great leaders of the positive youth development movement. It adds to their model by emphasizing “coping” which prepares one to recover, and “control” which gives one the sense that choices make a real difference.

Each “C” is a critical element that parents, schools, communities, youth programs, and professionals can support in youth. The C’s are all interrelated — forming almost a net of resilience-building strategies. To learn more about each “C”, follow the links provided.

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Fostering Resilience, Building Resilience in Children and Teens--Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg

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Psych/Armor Training: Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

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Psych/Armor Training: Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

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"To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more Veterans,and your loved ones, from dying by suicide, caregivers and spouses should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, or C-SSRS."

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Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more Veterans,and your loved ones, from dying by suicide, caregivers and spouses should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, or C-SSRS.

Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

About this course

Free

3 lessons

0 hours of video content

Kelly Posner, Ph.D

Founder and Director, The Columbia Lighthouse Project

Kelly Posner, PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and the Founder and Director of The Columbia Lighthouse Project. The U.S. Department of Defense said her work is "nothing short of a miracle," central to their National Strategy, and "will help propel us closer to a world without suicide." For this work Dr. Posner has been awarded with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. The former President of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, noted the Columbia Protocol (or C-SSRS) and its dissemination could be "like the introduction of antibiotics." He also stated that because of her work, we "may actually be able to make a dent in the rates of suicide that have existed in our population and have remained constant over time...that would be an enormous achievement in terms of public health care and preventing loss of life." Dr. Posner's work with the Columbia Protocol has been noted in a keynote speech at the White House and in Congressional hearings, and she presented in a forum on school safety at the U.S. Senate. Jim Shelton, Former Deputy Education Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, says her work "has the potential to keep the 64 million children in our schools safe physically and mentally by helping prevent school violence." Through her advocacy, she has changed local, national and international policy, which in turn has helped achieve reductions in suicide across all types of public health settings including healthcare, schools, the military, states and countries. Her policy work helped the state of Utah achieve its first decrease in suicides in a decade and helped the U.S. Marine Corp achieve a 22% suicide reduction. Israeli officials said her work "is not only saving millions of lives but in Israel it is literally changing the way we live our lives." Dr. Posner gave the invited presentation on tackling depression and suicide at the first European Union high level conference on mental health, was recognized as the most Distinguished Alumna of her graduate school in the past fifty years, and received the New York State Suicide Prevention Award. She was named one of New York Magazine's "Most Influential," received the Angel Award of New York's "100 Socially Responsible," and the Anne Vanderbilt Award from Partnership for Children. Recommended or adopted by CDC, FDA, DoD, and NIMH, the C-SSRS has become the gold standard for suicide monitoring and is ubiquitous across the U.S and many international agencies. The FDA has characterized her work as "setting a standard in the field" and the CDC said that her work is "changing the paradigm in suicide risk assessment in the US and worldwide." A lead article in The New York Times called this work "one of the most profound changes of the past sixteen years to regulations governing drug development." Dr. Posner's scholarly work has been included in the compendium of the most important research in the history of the study of suicide.

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Columbia Scale for Caregivers and Spouses

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To create an open, honest discussion about mental health, and to actively prevent more Veterans,and your loved ones, from dying by suicide, caregivers and spouses should use the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, or C-SSRS.

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Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health 2021

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Trevor Project: LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health 2021

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"Our third annual survey provides brand new data on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care disparities, discrimination, food insecurity, conversion therapy, and suicide — in addition to the benefits of LGBTQ-affirming spaces and respecting the pronouns of transgender and nonbinary youth." -Trevor Project

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The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health is the organization’s third annual, cross-sectional national survey of LGBTQ youth across the United States. We hope this report elevates the voices and experiences of diverse LGBTQ youth, providing insights that can be used by r…

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Psych/Armor Training: Supporting Youth Who Support Veteran

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Psych/Armor Training: Supporting Youth Who Support Veteran

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"Caregiving youth often make sacrifices to provide care for family members who are ill, injured, elderly, or disabled. This course acknowledges the contributions of these youth caregivers, goes into the scope of the problem, and offers some solutions."

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Supporting Youth Who Support Veterans

Caregiving youth often make sacrifices to provide care for family members who are ill, injured, elderly, or disabled. This course acknowledges the contributions of these youth caregivers, goes into the scope of the problem, and offers some solutions.

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3 lessons

0 hours of video content

PsychArmor Staff

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Caregiving youth often make sacrifices to provide care for family members who are ill, injured, elderly, or disabled. This course acknowledges the contributions of these youth caregivers, goes into the scope of the problem, and offers some solutions.

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Cultural Humility Working with Military-Connected Youth

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Cultural Humility Working with Military-Connected Youth

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This short, on-demand video brings the voices of military-connected youth to life, and allows us to take important steps toward cultural humility when interacting with these resilient and amazing kids.

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15 Things Military and Veteran Kids Want You to Know

This short, on-demand video brings the voices of military-connected youth to life, and allows us to take important steps toward cultural humility when interacting with these resilient and amazing kids.

15 Things Military and Veterans' Kids Want You To Know

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3 lessons

0.5 hours of video content

Hannah Hutler-Boyd

Chief Impact Officer, Camp Corral

Hannah Hutler-Boyd is the builder of the Camp Corral programs where she diligently focuses on how best to empower children of wounded, ill, and fallen military heroes. During her seven years with Camp Corral, she consistently increased the number of children served, built strong partnerships with ACA Accredited camps, and required the highest quality of services to be delivered to military-connected families. Now with a strong foundational program, Hannah focuses on the science of empowering military-connected children and their families as she spearheads the kick-off of deeper, more transformative program development with emphasis on research studies, holistic services and advocacy efforts. Hannah holds a M.S. in Camp Administration and Leadership from Touro University and a B.S. in Youth Programming and Camp Management from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Hannah brings a deep understanding of the camping industry as well as recreation and enrichment programming to the team. She serves as the subject matter expert on camp, recreation, and child and youth programming and advocates on behalf of military-connected children and their families.

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15 Things Military and Veteran Kids Want You to Know

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Mission:

"We believe those touched by military service can succeed at home by restoring their sense of self, family, and hope. Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources."

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Hope for the Warriors | Restoring: Self, Family, Hope

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Hope For The Warriors was founded by military families aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC in 2006 as they witnessed, firsthand, the effects war imparts on service members and their families. Hope For The Warriors has remained grounded in family values as the organization expands both the span of programs offered and the number of wounded, family members, and families of the fallen assisted.

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Mental Health Services For Military Families

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Mental Health Services For Military Families

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Post-9/11 Veterans Military Families Active Duty

Post-9/11 Veterans

As a post-9/11 veteran, Cohen Veterans Network is ready to assist you in overcoming the challenges of transitioning from active military service back to civilian life and beyond. O ur clinics offer specialized, confidential stress disorder , adjustment issues, anger, grief and loss, transition challenges, and other concerns you may be facing. We also offer marriage counseling, relationship counseling, and help with children's behavioral issues.

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Military Families

As a veteran or military spouse, partner, or family member, you may not wear the uniform, but you serve, too. From deployments, PCS moves, frequent family separations, caregiving responsibilities, and everything in between, military life can bring a number of challenges that impact the entire family. At Cohen Veterans Network, we are here to help.

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Active Duty

As a n active duty service member (including Guard and Reserves) Cohen Veterans Network is ready to help you overcome some of on a daily basis . We know the challenges of stigma still exist, and that the struggles to find civilian providers who understand the military journey are real. Many of the staff at our Cohen Clinics have served, or are part of military families - and all go through extensive military mental health training.

O ur clinics offer specialized therapy for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, adjustment issues, anger, grief and loss, and other concerns you may be facing. Our mission is to help you and your family get back to better . You can count on our Cohen Clinics to provide the highest-quality, most accessible care - regardless of your role in service.

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We proudly serve people of all genders, race, ethnicities, and cultural identities.

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CVN provides high-quality mental health care that is available to all post-9/11 veterans, including National Guard and Reserves, and military family members. We offer in-person s ervices at our clinics, as well as services via telehealth based on preference or need .

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We offer targeted interventions that can positively impact our clients' long-term psychological well-being. At our outpatient clinics, we use evidence-based treatments to provide high-quality, accessible, and integrated mental health care.

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Telehealth is face-to-face video therapy that allows clients to have appointments in real time through confidential video conferencing. Therapy via telehealth has been shown to be equally as effective as in-person therapy.

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A t Cohen Veteran s Network, o ur goal is to make sure you and your family members receive the best available care. To do this, we are constantly working to raise the bar, setting best-practice standards of mental health care through research, training, awareness, and innovative ways to make treatment and services more accessible. We know that i ncreased understanding of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and other mental health conditions will lead to better care for you and your loved ones.

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Cohen Veterans Network was created to help post-9/11 veterans and military families. We publicly launched in April 2016 and quickly made an impact on the lives of our clients, while adding care for active duty in 2020. Follow this link to stay up to date on the latest news, press releases and announcements.

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Cohen Veterans Network was created to help post-9/11 veterans and military families.

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The veteran resources here included topics such as :

Parenting

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Suicide Prevention

Networking

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Transition Support

Spouse and Caregivers

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Resource on Military Birth and Postpartum Stories 

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Air Force Spouse Victoria: Transfer from Okinawa to San Diego at 34 Weeks, C-Section, and Return to Island

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Developed in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, this course presents a general understanding of suicide within the military and Veteran community in the United States. It addresses how to identify a Veteran who may be at risk and teaches viewers what to do to help. Using the simple steps of S.A.V.E., we can all make a difference.

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By taking this course you will develop a general understanding of the problem of suicide in the United States; understand how to identify a Veteran who may be at risk for suicide; and, finally, know what to do if you identify a Veteran at risk.

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Counseling on Access to Lethal Means | Zero Suicide. 

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Reducing access to lethal means, such as firearms and medication, can determine whether a person at risk for suicide lives or dies. This course is about how to reduce access to the methods people use to kill themselves. It covers who needs lethal means counseling and how to work with people at risk for suicide—and their families—to reduce access.

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Counseling on Access to Lethal Means | Zero Suicide

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Counseling on Access to Lethal Means is a free, self-paced, online course for health care and social services providers.

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Podcast: The Education and Training of Military Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan Part 1 

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Podcast: The Education and Training of Military Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan Part 1 

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"Military social work, as a field of practice and research, is critical to our relevance as social workers, to the advancement of new career options, and in our leadership among the helping professions. This does not mean that we endorse war or aggression, but rather that we extend meaningful help to those who have been affected. This is a moment in history when we can reassert our central influence as a pivotal healing profession in the midst of wartime and in the aftermath by promoting a vigorous social work research agenda and appropriate training to effectively prepare military social workers" (CSWE, 2010, p. 2).

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The Education and Training of Military Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan

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Listen to this episode from The Social Work Podcast on Spotify. Episode 68: Today's Social Work Podcast, The Training and Education of Military Social Workers, is the first of a two-part series. Part II, is a discussion of Cultural considerations in military social work.

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Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan Part 2 

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Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan Part 2 

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Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan

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Episode 69: Today’s Social Work Podcast, Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work, is the second in a two-part series with Anthony Hassan on Military Social Work. In Part I, Anthony and I spoke about The Training and Education of Military Social Workers. Any discussion of culture and culturally relevant practice begins with the idea that we are all cultural beings. We see the world differently depending on which culturally-informed lenses we have on. In the United States, where military service is not a requirement, being in the military offers a unique set of lenses. I got a glimpse of the very practical, day-to-day implications of seeing the world through military lenses when I asked today’s guest what I thought was a very straightforward question – a question I ask all my guests before the interview starts – “what do you want me to call you?” Jonathan Singer: I didn’t actually ask you – what do you want me to call you? Do you want me to call you Anthony? Dr. Hassan?... Anthony Hassan: Oh, please, Anthony. Surely not Major Hassan. You know I’m still in my own transition. It is interesting. It has been a year and a half now. I still reach to put on my hat. If my hair is blowing in the wind, it is like, “why is that happening? Oh – you don’t have your hat on.” So I go to reach for a hat. Or, just the other day I was like, “my goodness my left arm is tired from carrying this brief case.” But I wouldn’t put it in my right hand. I’m thinking, “why aren’t you putting it in your right hand, Anthony?” Well, because I’ve always had to keep my right hand free to salute. Jonathan Singer: Oh... Anthony Hassan: And you know, believe it or not, this morning I walked out of my house, it was a little breezy – I feel it in my hair, and I thought instantly, “where is your cover? where is your hat?” It is still a transition that we all have to make. And so when I jokingly said, “don’t call me Major Hassan” it is because, you know, sometime I still talk as if I’m still in the service. And I talk about people I talk with every day as “civilians.” It is a transition. And here I am, you know moving from one career to the next, pretty seamless, everything is going ok. Just imagine what it must be like to leave service, young, without a job, without any skills, having been to war twice, and maybe having a wife and a three year old daughter. You’re all of the sudden in Los Angeles again where you grew up. What is that going to be like? That’s all I want social workers to try to understand. How can we help this family, this individual, navigate this transition? So, how can we help? The Council on Social Work Education’s Military Social Work task force, chaired by Anthony Hassan, provides some guidance on the knowledge, values and skills that all military social workers should have. Here’s their statement on educational policy 2.1.4 - engaging diversity and difference in practice “Advanced practitioners in military social work understand there are many subgroups and subcultures in the military and veterans’ communities. Interventions and personal reactions differ over time with changes in social policy and diversity among individuals. Advanced practitioners in military social work understand the power and authority structure within the military (as part of the culture) and the impact this structure can have on the lives of service members and their families. They recognize the impact of intersectionality of various diversity factors (e.g., in-rank structure [hierarchy]; military occupational specialty statuses; racial status; gender; service cultures and practices; “family” composition and definition; sexual orientation; age; disability; life stage; culture and ethnicity; spirituality; and citizenship status) on direct practice. They understand the differences in factors that motivate people to enter, serve, separate from, and transition into the VA system of care. CSWE identified the following practice behaviors: - Advanced practitioners in military social work manage potential conflicts between diverse identities within and among individuals and the military and veterans’ organizations; - manage potential conflicts between personal feelings/expression and collective/ institutional responsibility; - recognize the potential risk and protective factors among diverse populations and communities that may be the result of military service; and - communicate with a culturally responsive approach that includes service members with varying statuses such as active duty/retired, guard/ reserves, and combat/garrison.” (CSWE, 2010, pp. 7 -8). In today’s interview, Anthony and I talked about the similarities and differences between military and non-military social work; is it necessary for social workers to have military experience in order to be effective doing military social work?; what are some mistakes that civilians make when working with people in the military?; What are the treatment needs of community dwelling veterans? How the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have advanced our understanding of and treatments for PTSD and other disorders. Anthony ended our conversation emphasizing that when we think of community dwelling veterans we should remember their strengths as well as their needs.

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National Resource Directory

The National Resource Directory (NRD) connects wounded warriors, service members, Veterans, their families, and caregivers to national, state, and local services and resources.

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Suicide Prevention Local Resources - Veterans Crisis Line

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No matter what you're experiencing, we're here to connect you with local resources and support systems to help.