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. 2017 May;22(2):e1-e6.
doi: 10.1093/pch/pxx021. Epub 2017 May 3.

Caring for children and youth from Canadian military families: Special considerations

[Article in English, French]
Anne Rowan-Legg  1
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Caring for children and youth from Canadian military families: Special considerations

[Article in English, French]
Anne Rowan-Legg. Paediatr Child Health. 2017 May.

Abstract

Military families experience a number of life stressors, such as frequent geographical moves, long periods of separation within the family, geographic isolation from extended family support systems and deployments to high-risk areas of the world. While children and youth in military families experience all the same developmental and motivational trajectories as their civilian counterparts, they must also contend with more unusual developmental pressures and stressors placed on them by the unique demands of military life. The effects of the military life on families and children are beginning to be recognized and characterized more fully. Understanding the unique concerns of children and youth from military families and mobilizing specific resources to support them are critical for meeting the health care needs of this population.

Keywords: Behaviour; Mental health; Military deployment; Military families; Stress.

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