As military service members return from active duty and, in some cases, exit the military, they face a process of reintegration (also referred to as community reintegration) as they seek to resume participation in their life roles as civilians.
Facilitating this dynamic process of reintegration for service members, veterans, and their families — including outlining potential strategies for supporting this return to civilian life and its demands, roles, and responsibilities — is the focus of this special issue.
Reintegration has been framed as a national priority and has been a point of emphasis of efforts at federal, state, and local levels.
As the articles in this issue suggest, multiple public, private, and voluntary systems and the communities to which service members, veterans, and their families return can help influence their health outcomes and, ultimately, their reintegration.
Guest Editors
Table of contents
Facilitating Reintegration for Military Service Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families: An Introduction to the Special Issue
Pages 109–113
Elnitsky, Christine A.; Kilmer, Ryan P.
Military Service Member and Veteran Reintegration: A Critical Review and Adapted Ecological Model
Pages 114–128
Elnitsky, Christine A.; Blevins, Cara L.; Fisher, Michael P.; Magruder, Kathryn
Perspectives of Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Community Reintegration: Making Sense of Unplanned Separation From Service
Pages 129–138
Libin, Alexander V.; Schladen, Manon Maitland; Danford, Ellen; Cichon, Samantha; Bruner, Dwan; Scholten, Joel; Llorente, Maria; Zapata, Slavomir; Dromerick, Alexander W.; Blackman, Marc R.; Magruder, Kathryn M.
Burden and Mental Health Among Caregivers of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma
Pages 139–148
Griffin, Joan M.; Lee, Minji K.; Bangerter, Lauren R.; Van Houtven, Courtney Harold; Friedemann-Sánchez, Greta; Phelan, Sean M.; Carlson, Kathleen F.; Meis, Laura A.
Exploring the Post-Deployment Reintegration Experiences of Veterans With PTSD and Their Significant Others
Pages 149–156
Freytes, I. Magaly; Lelaurin, Jennifer H.; Zickmund, Susan L.; Resende, Rosana D.; Uphold, Constance R.
Mental Health Treatment Utilization in OIF/OEF National Guard and Reserve Troops With and Without DSM Diagnoses
Pages 157–165
Primack, Jennifer M.; Borsari, Brian; Benz, Madeline B.; Reddy, Madhavi K.; Shea, M. Tracie
Student Service Members/Veterans on Campus: Challenges for Reintegration
Pages 166–175
Borsari, Brian; Yurasek, Ali; Miller, Mary Beth; Murphy, James G.; McDevitt-Murphy, Meghan E.; Martens, Matthew P.; Darcy, Monica G.; Carey, Kate B.
Facilitating Successful Reintegration: Attending to the Needs of Military Families
Pages 176–184
Gil-Rivas, Virginia; Kilmer, Ryan P.; Larson, Jacqueline C.; Armstrong, Laura Marie
Fostering Resilience in National Guard and Reserve Families: A Contextual Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Parenting Program
Pages 185–193
Pinna, Keri L. M.; Hanson, Sheila; Zhang, Na; Gewirtz, Abigail H.
