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Military Service and Family Life
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Upcoming Programming
WIC at 50 Years: Honoring the Past, Nourishing the Future
July 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
For over 50 years, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has supported income-eligible women, infants, and children from diverse backgrounds, including mili...
Flexible Spending Accounts: A Tax-Advantaged Way to Pay for Dependent Care and Health Care Expenses
July 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
In this webinar, you will learn about how Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) can support Service members and their families in paying for dependent care and health care expenses. The webinar provides a...
Learning Library
Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Working with Military Spouses and Families
April 4 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
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...
Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Working with Military Service Members
March 21 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT
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 f...
Professional Ethics in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
January 30 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm CST
OneOp courses are available for free through Thinkific. Get started by registering for a free account on Thinkific.In this three-part module series, you will learn foundational information related to ...
Recent Blogs
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While reflecting and processing my feelings about how my fiance's employment changes would impact our lives, I thought of the lives of our military families. The fear of the unknown and the looming stress of potentially managing daily life alone is felt by many spouses/partners of service members. They each…