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Article 42 ” Stressors Affecting Families during Military Deployment”

Families are affected, financially, socially and psychologically after deployment of one of their own into military service. They face a variety of challenges prior, during and after successful deployment into the battlefield. Emotional experiences such as anger, fear, detachment and withdrawal may take place after announcements of deployment are made. A majority of families as provided in the study indicated the growth of behavioral problems among their children as result of military deployment of their parents.

Children and youth with service members in their families are usually at the highest risk of suffering psychological and behavioral problems. Stress associated with deployment usually affects the child’s educational achievement and behavioral changes such as anger, depression, anxiety and other various symptoms largely associated with depression. Research indicates that stress is largely evident among one out five children with service members who undergo deployment. Furthermore, the article notes that psychological support should a priority for military units for both families and service members.

Service use data also indicates that there is a high need for provision of mental health services and support systems for the children of service members as a means of enabling them to deal with deployment. The number of mental health visits have increased because of the high number of military deployments associated with a variety of conflicts such as Iraq and Afghanistan. The provision of mental health services and support systems for families is essential in enabling such families to handle with stressors associated with deployment of their members of family into military service.

Article 46 “Strength ending Fragile Families”

The numbers of children born out of wedlock have increased dramatically within the past late decades of the twentieth century. This number of parents who are at risk and their children has been defined as fragile families given their susceptibility to experience behavioral problems as result of detachment between the spouses. In addition, instability as a result of lack of union between spouses may have profound psychological effects on children born from such families or unions. A majority of fragile formed as result of irresponsible sexual activity between two parties. Thus, providing solutions to fragile families would amount to encouragement of responsible sexual activity, especially among the young adults.

The article indicates that married mothers have relatively stable and higher income and health trajectories than the unmarried mothers who exhibit lower health and income trajectories. In addition, children born to unmarried mothers usually develop behavioral problems as a result of the relationships between their parents. Furthermore, the article indicates that children drawn from the fragile families or from unmarried parents, experience behavioral issues associated with social problems due to relatively low cognitive abilities.

Expansion of access to contraceptives as a means of encouraging responsible sexual behavior, the number of fragile families could be minimized greatly. In addition, education on marriage and responsible sexual behavior could enhance the conduct of individuals towards enhancing paternal involvement in fragile families. Such relieves financial, psychological and social pressure associated with single parenthood for fragile families and parents. Involvement of all parents towards the development of children conceived in extra martial affairs can enhance the behavioral outcomes for children born out such unions.