Returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan : assessment of readjustment needs of veterans, service members, and their families / Committee on the Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Initial Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Veterans--Services for--United States.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Veterans--Services for--United States.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Families of military personnel--Services for--United States.

Families of military personnel.

United States. Armed Forces--Services for.

United States.

Veterans--Medical care--United States.

Veterans.

Veterans--Medical care.

Military dependents--Medical care.

Military dependents.

Soldiers.

Mental health services.

Veterans--Mental health services.

Families of military personnel--Services for.

Veterans--Mental health services--United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Medical care.

Armed Forces.

Medical care.

Medical care--Needs assessment--United States.

Medical care--Needs assessment.

Soldiers--Mental health services--United States.

Military dependents--Medical care--United States.

Health Services.

Adaptation, Psychological.

Afghan Campaign 2001-.

Iraq War, 2003--2011.

Military Personnel.

Needs Assessment.

Medical Subjects:

Health Services.

United States.

Veterans.

Adaptation, Psychological.

Afghan Campaign 2001-.

Iraq War, 2003--2011.

Military Personnel.

Needs Assessment.

Physical Description:

xv, 481 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"As of December 2012, Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in Iraq have resulted in the deployment of about 2.2 million troops; there have been 2,222 US fatalities in OEF and Operation New Dawn (OND)1 and 4,422 in OIF. The numbers of wounded US troops exceed 16,000 in Afghanistan and 32,000 in Iraq. In addition to deaths and morbidity, the operations have unforeseen consequences that are yet to be fully understood. In contrast with previous conflicts, the all-volunteer military has experienced numerous deployments of individual service members; has seen increased deployments of women, parents of young children, and reserve and National Guard troops; and in some cases has been subject to longer deployments and shorter times at home between deployments. Numerous reports in the popular press have made the public aware of issues that have pointed to the difficulty of military personnel in readjusting after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of those who have served in OEF and OIF readjust with few difficulties, but others have problems in readjusting to home, reconnecting with family members, finding employment, and returning to school. In response to the return of large numbers of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical-health and mental-health problems and to the growing readjustment needs of active duty service members, veterans, and their family members, Congress included Section 1661 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2008. That section required the secretary of defense, in consultation with the secretary of veterans affairs, to enter into an agreement with the National Academies for a study of the physical-health, mental-health, and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the armed forces who were deployed in OIF or OEF, their families, and their communities as a result of such deployment. The study consisted of two phases. The Phase 1 task was to conduct a preliminary assessment. The Phase 2 task was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychologic, social, and economic effects of deployment on and identification of gaps in care for members and former members, their families, and their communities. The Phase 1 report was completed in March 2010 and delivered to the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the relevant committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The secretaries of DOD and VA responded to the Phase 1 report in September 2010. Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families fulfills the requirement for Phase 2."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Characteristics of the Deployed

Long-Term Outcomes

Screening, Assessment, and Treatment

Military Families

Community Impacts of Deployment

Socioeconomic Impacts of Deployment on Service Members and Spouses

Access and Barriers to Care

Proposed Data Analyses

Recommendations

Appendix A: Legislation Framing the Committee's Task

Appendix B: Phase I Summary

Appendix C: The DoD and VA Response to the Phase I Report

Appendix D: Summary of Federally Funded Research Related to OEF and OIF Populations

Appendix E: Individual Ethnographic Assessments of Six Communities

Appendix F: Sample of Government Data and Databases.

Notes:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains appendixes A-F.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309264273

0309264278

OCLC:

841603169