Description/Abstract
This review examines the impact of military service on the children of veterans post-service, using data from the 2018-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health. Children from veteran families were found to have higher family incomes and health insurance coverage but also exhibited higher rates of clinically recognized externalizing behavioral conditions compared to children from nonveteran families. Despite adjusting for socioeconomic factors, children of veterans still showed elevated levels of externalizing problems, suggesting a need for integrated child-focused screening and services within veteran support systems. This review also contains implications of these findings for practice, policy, and future research.
Original Citation
Bommersbach, T., Rosenheck, R., & Rhee, T. (2022). Transgenerational Factors Associated with Military Service: Comparison of Children of Veterans and Nonveterans in a Nationally Representative Sample. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 61(9), 1141-1154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.024.
Document Type
Brief
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies
Extent
2 pages
DCMI Type
Text
Keywords
Family, Mental health, Military, Parent, Trauma
Publisher
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
Date
4-1-2024
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University, "Research Review: "Transgenerational Factors Associated with Military Service: Comparison of Children of Veterans and Nonveterans in a Nationally Representative Sample"" (2024). Institute for Veterans and Military Families. 453.
https://surface.syr.edu/ivmf/453
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