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Welcoming Dr. Blankenship to Our Team
We’re so excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Abby Blankenship, PhD. Having joined in January, as the Institute’s Research Assistant Professor, Dr, Blankenship will be supporting our upcoming Military Social Work and Behavioral Health Conference and will…
We’ve Posted the Preliminary Conference Schedule!
Check out the tentative conference schedule, highlighting our conference presentations and speakers.
Conference Registration is Open!
Register now for the 2023 Military Social Work & Behavioral Health Conference on June 12-14th.
Meet Our VSN Peer Leaders
Meet the peer leaders who make our Veteran Spouse Network programming possible.
IMVFW provides community resources to veteran families
Steve Hicks School of Social Work (Nov 2022) With more than 40,000 nonprofits in the U.S. dedicated to serving veterans, it can be overwhelming for veteran families to navigate such a vast ocean of resources, especially if they are not…
Researchers Receive Congressionally-Funded Support
Researchers at the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness at The University of Texas at Austin were awarded $1.4 million from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to pilot a peer-led resiliency group for active-duty military spouses. The group will…
When you thank veterans, thank their families, too
Austin American-Statesman (Nov 2022) | Elisa Borah & Hannah O’Brien Veterans are routinely thanked for their service in November and many other times throughout the year. Most Americans recognize and appreciate all they have sacrificed. But, what of their families,…
People First Summit on Fort Hood
Fox 44 News (Oct 21) | Allison Fox O’Connor FORT HOOD, Texas (FOX 44) — The Human Capital Week was created to help leaders on Fort Hood learn more about the resources available for their soldiers. One of the the…
In the News
Check out our chronicle of institute and VSN-featured news articles and media appearances.
Upcoming VSN Events
Check out the Veteran Spouse Network calendar of events to view upcoming opportunities to connect with peers in the institute’s programming leg.
Behind the Mission Podcast
Hear from institute Director, Dr. Elisa Borah, as she talks about the work we do at the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness and the Veteran Spouse Network. In this episode of PsychArmor’s Behind the Mission podcast, Dr. Borah…