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Continue the Exploration: The Military Family Readiness Academy as a Learning Resource

By Military Service and Family Life
By Christopher Plein, Ph.D.  This summer, our OneOp community has been sponsoring a Military Family Readiness Academy (MFRA) dedicated to the topic of Family Well-being: Navigating the Social Justice Landscape. The Academy provides a helpful gateway for professionals working with families in general, and military families in specific, to acquire...
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5 Tips for Culturally-Sustaining Practices for Virtual Visits

By Community Engagement

Adult learning principles can be applied to support caregiver learning during early intervention (EI) visits. These principles and practices can be useful across any time of home visiting or opportunities to partner with families. Here are five tips that can be universally applied to appreciate and help the family sustain the richness of their own culture in the context of coaching and family engagement.

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Engaging Fathers, Empowering Families

By Health and Well-Being

There are more than 1.3 million Active-Duty military service members. And of that, Military OneSource reports that men make up the vast majority of Active-Duty members at 82.8%. Actively working to support men’s mental wellness and include and engage fathers is vital to the overall readiness and resilience of every member of military-connected families. This work and your guidance are especially relevant in an occupation, community, and lifestyle so tied to traditional expectations of masculinity.

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Food Justice is Social Justice!

By Health and Well-Being

Many Americans don’t have access to healthy and nourishing food due to the location or economic status of the household. Families with lower income are at higher risk of vitamin and mineral deficiencies and long-term problems such as obesity, cardiovascular problems, and metabolic disorders.

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