More than 50% of those currently serving in the armed forces are married with families.
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Since the onset of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan more than 2.1 million military-connected
children have had a parents deployed.
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Many of these children have made tremendous sacrifices to support their parents.
As a result, they are exposed to stressors related to their parents’ military service.
These stressors can affect their overall physical, psychological, and behavioral health
and lead to toxic stress.
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Military-connected children also develop tremendous resiliency when their needs are
adequately addressed. It is the time for health care providers to join forces with
military families to mitigate the effect of parental military service on military-connected
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Published online: February 10, 2020
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