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Jun 26

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Resource Discovery: Futures Without Violence

By Jason Jowers Military Service and Family Life

By Jason Jowers, MS, MFT Traumatic events related to violence can have very adverse effects on all people, but especially on vulnerable populations like kids and teens. For clinicians working with families, it can also be difficult in navigating and providing support when violence and trauma are taking place. Clinical...

Jun 24

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Normalizing the Conversation: Mental Health – Part 1

By aceswpadmin Health and Well-Being

By Sara Croymans This past spring, at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, I came across the “The Rainflower Project” exhibit. The goal of the exhibit was to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention. The project creator, Damien Wolf, is a ceramic artist who created 675 ceramic flowers to...

Jun 20

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Celebrating Pride: Exploring Opportunities for Inclusion in Financial Services

By Kristen Jowers Community Engagement

By Kristen Jowers, MS MFT Pride Month is a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, honor its history, and promote inclusivity and acceptance. According to a survey conducted by the Center for LGBTQ+ Economic Advancement & Research, 27% of transgender respondents experienced anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in banking or financial services and 52%...

Jun 19

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Six Steps for Effective Allyship to the LGBTQ+ Community

By Jason Jowers Community Engagement

By Dr. Tiffany Lange, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) Being an effective ally to the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and related identities) community is much more than good intentions; it involves personal ownership to engage in self-reflection and lifelong learning. The following “Six Steps for Effective Allyship” provides tips and suggestions for...

Jun 17

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Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with HOPE: Positive Childhood Experiences make a Difference for Military Families in Transition

By aceswpadmin Health and Well-Being

By Karen Shirer, Ph.D. Several years ago, I helped create a program for new parents to build their family strengths. One activity asked parents to recall positive family experiences from their own childhood. Many parents faced challenges and risks as children, but most identified at least one occasion they fondly...

Jun 14

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Cutting the Cost of Food Waste

By Bethany Daugherty Health and Well-Being

By Anne Hogan Each year, the United States throws out 119 billion pounds of food – almost 40% of all food produced in the country (Feeding America, 2023). Throwing out food wastes the money and resources spent to produce and buy that food, and it reduces the amount of food...

Jun 13

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Helping Military Families Inflation-Proof Their Budget

By Kristen Jowers Military Service and Family Life

By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP® and Martie Gillen, Ph.D., MBA, AFC®, CFLE For over two years, U.S. inflation rates have exceeded their long-term average of about 3%. Like all Americans, military families have experienced a loss of purchasing power as their income cannot buy as much as it did previously....

Jun 12

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Serving with Pride: The History and Impact of LGBTQ+ Military Service Members

By Jason Jowers Community Engagement

By Dr. Tiffany Lange, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and related identities) people have existed throughout history (e.g., two-spirit in Native American cultures) and are present in every aspect of society – they are the people we know, the people we love, and even the people who...

Jun 06

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Automation Inventory Strategies for Military Families

By Kristen Jowers Military Service and Family Life

By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP® and Martie Gillen, Ph.D., MBA, AFC®, CFLE Most military family permanent change of station (PCS) moves occur between May and September so personal financial managers are undoubtedly fielding many questions related to service members’ PCS orders. PCS season is a great time to conduct...

Jun 03

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Supporting Military Fathers Throughout the Deployment Cycle

By aceswpadmin Military Service and Family Life

By Jenny Rea, PhD More than 1.3 million active-duty members serve in the U.S. military (Department of Defense [DoD], 2021). Over half have deployed more than once (Wenger et al., 2018). The majority are married, and 41% have children under the age of five (DoD, 2021). Men make up about...