Military Service and Family Life

This webinar highlights emergent data around military teens’ experiences and the impacts of food security on their lives.

Active-duty suicide rates have gradually been on the rise since 2011 (DoD, 2023). Through this webinar, learn how to implement evidence-based public health approaches to suicide prevention. Specific focuses include how service providers can screen for suicide risk and align service delivery for military-connected adults.

Join this webinar to review the connection between anxiety, depression, and suicide risk, and join Dr. Keita Franklin, Co-Director of the Columbia Lighthouse Project, as she discusses best practices for engaging with individuals who are struggling. 

Discover how service providers can best support military spouses and family members through a trauma-informed lens of suicide prevention. Explore the impacts of deployment, periods of parental absence from the family system, trauma exposure, and spillover effects for military-connected marriages and parent-child relationships. Dr. Keita Franklin, Co-Director of the Columbia...

This webinar provides an overview of the different types of special needs trusts (first-party, third-party, and pooled trusts) and explains the value of these instruments for individuals with disabilities. We also explore the use of ABLE accounts as an alternative to special needs trusts, or as a tool to be...

Join us for an informative webinar on the TRICARE Autism Care Demonstration, a critical program designed to support military families with members diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This session will provide an in-depth overview of the program, outlining the specific services and supports offered, eligibility criteria, and the enrollment...