Resources: Professional Development
Military Child Well Being Toolkit: The Military Child Well-Being Toolkit has been developed to offer accessible social-emotional supports and resources specifically designed for parents, educators, school counselors, administrators, and other professionals dedicated to supporting military-connected youth.
Kentucky Department of Education: To effectively support military-connected youth facing challenges related to frequent school transitions, schools should host informational workshops, develop tailored resources, implement specialized support programs, engage with military families, train staff on military culture, establish community partnerships, and monitor student well-being.
Military Child Education Coalition: To promote the vision, mission, and goals of the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), stakeholders should launch awareness campaigns, organize educational workshops, advocate for supportive policies, develop empowering resources for parents, build collaborative partnerships, monitor student well-being, and engage the community to create thriving environments for military-connected children.
Suicide Risk and Resilience Among Military Children: A podcast series that explores the complexities of suicide risk and resilience among military children.
Psych Armor: As a nationally recognized nonprofit leader and preferred training provider for military cultural awareness, we serve the military-connected community and those looking to engage with them more effectively through a rich learning ecosystem that includes online courses, curricula, podcasts, webinars, live speaking engagements, and social media, enabling learners and organizations to collectively create impactful change that benefits military personnel, veterans, and their families.
Uniformed Services University: The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) has been serving the military behavioral health community for over 15 years, with a mission to cultivate culturally aware and clinically skilled providers through high-quality training, expert collaboration, and research dissemination. Established in 2006, CDP has evolved to address the changing needs of service members, veterans, and their families by training over 105,000 providers on military culture, evidence-based therapies, and clinical issues such as depression. Committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, CDP offers a range of educational resources to support behavioral health professionals in delivering quality care tailored to the unique needs of the military community.
2022 Annual Systems of Care Academy: The Purple Star Advocates Award One Pager one-pager flyer serves as an essential tool for engaging organizations to support military-connected youth and families in Kentucky by highlighting benefits, raising awareness at events, enhancing visibility online, and providing resources for involvement.