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The National Military Family Association (NMFA), headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a private non-profit association on a mission to stand up for, support, and enhance the quality of life for every military family through bold advocacy, innovative programming, and dynamic and responsive solutions.
Emphasis on the family continued in 1981 with the first Family Advocacy Program and the first Army Family Symposium. [5] With the publication in 1983 of Army Chief of Staff General John A. Wickham Jr's White Paper, the Army Family, the integral support role of Soldiers' families was acknowledged. The development of Gen. Wickham's White Paper ...
The IVMF is the first interdisciplinary academic institute committed to advocacy, research, and assistance for military veterans and their families. [ 10 ] The IVMF provides programs in career, vocational and entrepreneurship education and training, providing service members, veterans and their families with the skills needed to be successful ...
In 2001, over 18,000 incidents of abuse were reported to the DoD Family Advocacy Programs. [2] Of those incidents reported, 84% involved physical abuse, 66% of victims were spouses of military community and less than 25-years-old. From 1995–2001, there were 217 domestic homicides in military communities. [2]
Serving in the U.S. military can be both exhilarating and terrifying for military families, particularly if their loved one is sent to an area of combat or into other dangerous situations. While ...
Civilian social workers in the military provide family advocacy services, such as conducting assessments on cases involving domestic violence or child abuse within a military family. Military families have historically demonstrated significant resilience in the face of numerous challenges, though, in the United States, this resilience of ...
A press conference is held in response to the fatal shooting of Victoria G. Lee, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, Fort Lee, New Jersey. Lee was fatally shot by Fort Lee police in response to calls about a ...
Comprehensive Soldier & Family Fitness logo. Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) was established in August 2008 by then-Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George W. Casey, Jr., in an effort to address the challenges being faced due to multiple deployments required by persistent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.