Study highlights gaps in community organizations' readiness for Veteran suicide prevention, emphasizing military cultural competency, care coordination, and training needs. Findings stress building a robust safety net to reduce Veteran suicide.
New insights from the Military & Veteran Spouse Wellness Survey are here. We’re excited to release the Supplemental Analyses Report to the Military & Veteran Spouse Wellness Survey (MVSWS), created in partnership with InDependent. Building on the original MVSWS findings,…
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Veterans Day for UT Social Work’s Fall 2025 Distinguished Speaker event. We were honored to welcome Dr. Nathan Keller, Ph.D., LCSW—a retired U.S. Army Colonel, longtime IMVFW collaborator, and Director of the…
First-of-its-kind research reaches over 15.4 million people through 126 media outlets nationwide. The Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness (IMVFW) at UT Social Work in partnership with InDependent, today released findings from the Military & Veteran Spouse Wellness Survey…
The Veteran Spouse Network (VSN) at The University of Texas at Austin is bringing attention to the unique challenges faced by military and veteran spouses in On the Home Front: Addressing the Needs of U.S. Military Spouses, a newly released…
We are proud to announce the upcoming release of findings from the Military & Veteran Spouse Wellness Survey (MVSWS)—a innovative research initiative led by the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Military & Veteran Family Wellness (IMVFW) in partnership…
Study evaluates tailored strategies to improve evidence-based PTSD therapy use in military clinics. Findings highlight the need for both localized and systemic implementation support for sustainable outcomes.
This study surfaces the unique challenges of active duty U.S. Army spouses and offers guidance to adapt the Veteran Spouse Resiliency Group (V‑SRG): address career and childcare barriers, improve access to care, and deliver flexible, community‑building peer support.
Developed through evaluation of the Veteran Spouse Resiliency Group, the MVSSCI demonstrates strong reliability, convergent and discriminant validity. Its brief, culturally informed format reduces burden and helps target self‑care interventions for military families.
We are grateful to the Texas Suicide Prevention Council for honoring the Institute for Military & Family Wellness with the 2024 Outstanding Military and Veteran Partner award! We are truly grateful for this honor and look forward to accepting it on September 18th at the…
Check out The Daily Texan article featuring the VSN’s Mental Health First Aid for Military, Veteran, and Their Families training course, held at the University of Texas at Austin on August 2nd!
We need your help recruiting for our REACH military spouse peer support program. This toolkit makes it easy.