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Military children make tremendous sacrifices in support of a parent(s) military service. More than two million children have a parent who is serving or has served in the Armed Forces. Research shows that military-connected children are at higher risk of physical, psychological, and behavioral health issues. While "resilient" is the word used to describe most military children, it is important to recognize the stresses/stressors of military life- that military children serve too-to support and care for them.
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Family Nurse Practitioners/trends , Military Family/statistics & numerical data , Pamphlets , Primary Health Care/methods , Humans , Military Personnel/psychology , Parents/psychology , Primary Health Care/trendsABSTRACT
The American Academy of Nursing launched the "Have You Ever Served in the Military?" campaign in 2013 in conjunction with the Joining Forces campaign spearheaded by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden. The "Have You Ever Served in the Military?" campaign provides guidance and resources for nurses outside the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration where upwards of 80% of veterans receive care. However, most military personnel do not serve alone. More than half of the 2.2 million active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members currently serving in the armed forces have families and many military children experience stress and anxiety secondary to parental military service. Although strides have been made to improve identification and treatment of the visible and invisible wounds of war for service members, little to no information exists regarding the impact parental service has on the physical, psychological, and behavioral health of military children. In addition, there is no mechanism in place to identify military children in civilian practice nor resources providing evidence-based best practices when caring for these children.
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Family Nursing/organization & administration , Family/psychology , Military Nursing/organization & administration , Military Personnel/psychology , Pediatric Nursing/organization & administration , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/nursing , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , United States , United States Department of Veterans AffairsSubject(s)
Disease Management , Heart Failure/psychology , Heart Failure/therapy , Self Care/psychology , Anxiety/etiology , Anxiety/psychology , Cardiovascular Agents/therapeutic use , Caregivers/psychology , Depression/etiology , Depression/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Patient Compliance/psychology , Social SupportABSTRACT
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