Military Veteran Reintegration: Approach, Management, and Assessment of Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life

Military Veteran Reintegration: Approach, Management, and Assessment of Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life offers a toolkit for researchers and practitioners on best practices for easing the reintegration of military veterans returning to civilian society. It lays out how transition occurs, identifies factors that promote or impede transition, and operationalizes outcomes associated with transition success. Bringing together experts from around the world to address the most important aspects of military transition, the book looks at what has been shown to work and what has not, while also offering a roadmap for best-results moving forward.

Contains evidence-based interventions for military veteran-to-civilian transitionFeatures international experts from North America, Europe and AsiaIncludes how to measure transition outcomesOutlines recovery programs for the injured and sickIdentifies factors that promote or impede successful transition

1. Introduction to military-to-civilian life transition 2. Definition of a veteran: the military viewed as a culture 3.  Military-to-civilian transition theories and frameworks 4. Military-to-civilian transition policies, processes, and program efforts 5. Self-assessment of need for assistance with military-to-civilian  transition 6. Challenging missions: vulnerable veterans leaving the armed forces and promising avenues to support them 7. Development of a Medical Release Transition Framework 8.  Disability and compensation principles in military-to-civilian transition support 9.  The transition of military veterans from active service to civilian life: impact of transition on families and the role of the family, support, and recognition 10. Public support for veterans leaving the Armed Forces 11. Essential components for a successful military-to-civilian transition