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National and local news articles and media appearances featuring the institute and institute staff, speaking on military and veteran families.
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…
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!
This week, Dr. Elisa Borah sat down with hosts of the Great Big Podcast to talk about REACH, our peer support group study at Fort Cavazos.
Fort Cavazos Sentinel | April 25, 2024 | The Resource, Empower, Advocate, Connect and Heart, or REACH, Study is being conducted at the Great Place with the intent to facilitate improved quality of life for active-duty Army spouses.
November 4, 2023 | The University of Texas at Austin In honor of the Texas Longhorns Veterans Recognition game against the Kansas State Wildcats on Nov 4th, Institute Director, Dr. Elisa Borah, was invited to serve as honorary captain for…
Austin American-Statesman (Nov 2023) | Lily Kepner The University of Texas recently held its annual wreath-laying ceremony to honor U.S. veterans and their families at the Frank Denius Family University of Texas Athletics Hall of Fame. The wreath, adorned in…
Listen to this week’s episode of Your Mission Next video podcast, with Institute Director, Dr. Elisa Borah featured as the guest. During this conversation with SMA Jack Tilley, Dr. Borah discusses the important work being done by the Institute and…
NPR Here and Now (May 2023) | Deepa Fernandes Ashley Locke Day-to-day instability is pushing many spouses of active-duty military members to a breaking point. Even women who grew up in military families, as self-described Army and Navy brats, say…
Dell Medical School (March 2023) UT Austin’s Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness, a joint effort by Dell Med and the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, has launched a pilot intervention to help foster resilience and improve quality…