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CIR, Prudential join forces to change future of veterans in workplace

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The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been the longest-running in the United States’ history. Since 2001, approximately 2.6 million service members have been deployed (many, multiple times) as part of the nation’s all-volunteer force.

As they return home, all of them will have unique and different transition experiences. A common denominator to a successful transition from military to civilian life, though, continues to be employment. Moreso than merely having a job and cashing a paycheck, securing meaningful employment can also serve as a protective factor against mental health challenges while providing a veteran with a sense of purpose, […]

By |May 15th, 2014|Giving, News|0 Comments

Grant to help demobilizing National Guard members

by Claudia Bustamante

The Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work received funding from the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to help publicize the unique transitional challenges facing National Guard and Reserve service members.

The $100,000 gift funded the development of manuscripts and a report on the findings from the Reintegration Partnership Project (RPP), a pilot program that provided reintegration skills training to National Guard members and their spouses, and evaluated its perceived effectiveness in helping them manage post-deployment challenges.

Launched in 2011, the program was a partnership between the California National […]

By |May 1st, 2014|Giving, Research|0 Comments