Agenda
I. Challenges Facing Military Families and Children- 10 min
- Identity Formation
- Lack of Stability
- Expectations
- Forced adaptability
- Anxiety and Stress
- Compartmentalization at early life stages
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min
II. Generational Patterns and Military Culture- 10 min
- Military culture – long term
- What it means to be a military family member
- Resiliency building- layers to this
- Gaps in care/community for this population’s needs
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min
III. Areas for Support- 10 min
- What is effective and why
- How to engage military families
- Multi-generational perspectives
- Building communities of care, continuums, and targeted services to meet needs
- Interactive panel- lived experiences- 20 min