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Dec 13

Timmy Payne admires his work on his family Christmas tree

Ways to Help Military Families This Holiday Season

By Jason Jowers Military Service and Family Life

The holidays are a time when getting together with friends and families is always important. Reconnecting with the ones we love can be rejuvenating and highlights what’s important to us. However, for military service members and their families, the holidays can be tough and it’s not always possible for service members to be home with family for the holidays. Deployments and relocation, especially those that are affected by multiple moves can cause upheaval and school changes for military children.

Dec 11

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Work-Family Conflict and the Military Family

By Bree Petracca Military Service and Family Life

by Jenny Rea, Ph.D. The other day, I was watching a cartoon with my children, and I oddly felt a strong resemblance to the main character. The episode began with Bow, a cat, who puts on a play for his friends. Bow attempts to play multiple roles simultaneously. One minute...

Dec 10

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Need to Refuel? No Better Time than the Holidays!

By Rachel Brauner Health and Well-Being

Upcoming Webinar As the holidays approach, it can be a stressful time as you prepare to finalize year-end reports and projects and gear up for time with loved ones. This month we are helping military service providers to prepare for the holidays by building your resilience and “putting fuel back...

Dec 07

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Seven Money-Saving Strategies for Military Families

By Kristen Jowers Health and Well-Being

By Laura Royer One of the biggest reasons many military families do not save money is because they do not know where to start. While there are many different ways to find the money to save, here are seven easy ways to help the military families you work with as...

Dec 06

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Winter Wellness: Staying Active During the Colder Months

By OneOp Health and Well-Being

With the thermostat beginning to drop to frigid temperatures, it is easy to want to stay inside and huddle up under some blankets. Although the motivation to get up and move is a little harder to come by this season, staying active can help ward off the winter blues and maintain good lifestyle habits.

Dec 04

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Building Healthy Relationships in Military Families

By Bree Petracca Military Service and Family Life

By Jenny Rea, Ph.D. When asked, “How are you?”; how often have you responded, “I’m good, but I’ve just been so busy”? It’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of life. As a helping professional, you are tasked with several work duties each day alongside managing all the…

Dec 03

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Accessing Resources & Support Services for Relative Caregivers

By Rachel Brauner Community Engagement

By Andrew Crocker, M.S. Caregiving looks different for every person and every situation. We often only think of someone caring for an older person – perhaps a spouse or a parent – but many children receive care from relative caregivers, such as a grandparent, helping with essential functions in their...

Nov 30

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Research Briefs for Financial Educators

By Kristen Jowers Community Engagement

By Barbara O’Neill, Ph.D., CFP®, [email protected] Personal finance research findings are the foundation of high-quality financial education briefings, publications, and counseling sessions. Below are key findings and implications for practice from four recent studies: Investment Risk Tolerance: Rabbani et al. (2021) studied the association of financial risk tolerance (FRT) and...

Nov 29

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Resource Discovery: The Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE)

By Jason Jowers Community Engagement

Traumatic brain injury is a very significant issue when it comes to the physical and mental health of the military service members that it affects. It can be debilitating and crosses over into all aspects of the service member’s life; both personally and professionally. Military spouses and families are also impacted and need as much support as the service members themselves.