Deployment and the general challenges of military life affect not only service members but also the families who depend on them as they support the nation. And the needs of military families reflect the diverse needs of modern American families.
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — “Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society” — reviews challenges and opportunities facing military families and what is known about effective strategies for supporting and protecting military children and families. The report, which was co-authored by MFRI’s Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth and an esteemed committee of leaders, assessed available data and research on military children and families, including those who have left the military, with attention to differences by race, ethnicity, and other factors.
Undertaken by the National Academies’ Committee on the Well-Being of Military Families, the study was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and focuses on its Military Family Readiness System (MFRS), a network of agencies, programs, services, and individuals that promotes the well-being and quality of life of military service members and their families.
The report found that DOD’s MFRS has many good features and offers support not usually available in the private sector; however, it could be strengthened in a number of ways, including by though attention to a more comprehensive, coordinated framework to support well-being, resilience, and readiness.
Recommendations included that DOD strengthen the MFRS so that it:
- Provides a comprehensive continuum of support across providers, locations, and changing benefit eligibility.
- Facilitates adaptive and timely approaches to stepped service delivery according to individual family needs.
- Draws upon effective evidence-based or evidence-informed approaches.
- Integrates routine screening and assessment tools into the delivery of family support programs.
- Builds and employs a robust infrastructure of both implementation and outcome data that supports continuous quality improvement.
- Coordinates referrals and care across military and nonmilitary resources, institutions, and communities.
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The report also recommends that the DOD promote better civilian understanding, both within military community and the broader community, of the strengths and needs of military-connected individuals, addressing misinformation, negative stereotypes, and lack of knowledge commonly found in the civilian sector about military life and service members.
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