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 12 2 STA T . 12 7PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 (C)Thepot e n t ial toi m p r o v e d i s semination thro ug hout the A rmed F or c eso f the most effective practices for out - reach , training, and b uilding ps y chological and emotional resiliency in children . ( D ) The effectiveness of training materials for edu- cation, mental health, health, and family support profes- sionals w ho provide services to parents and careta k ers of military dependent children. ( E )There q uirement to develop programs and activities to increase awareness throughout the military and civilian communities of the effects of deployment of a military spouse or guardians for such children and their families and to increase collaboration within such communities to address and mitigate such effects. (F) The development of training for early child care and education, mental health, health care, and family sup- port professionals to enhance the awareness of such profes- sionals of their role in assisting families in addressing and mitigating the adverse implications of such deploy- ment. ( G ) The conduct of research on best practices for building psychological and emotional resiliency in such chil- dren in coping with the deployment of such members. ( 3 ) An assessment of the effectiveness of family-to-family support programs — (A) in providing peer support for families of deployed members of the regular and reserve components ( B ) in identifying and preventing family problems in such families; (C) in reducing adverse outcomes for children of such families, including poor academic performance, behavioral problems, stress, and an x iety; (D) in improving family readiness and post-deployment transition for such families; and (E) in utili z ing spouses of members of the Armed Forces as counselors for families of deployed members, in order to assist such families in coping before, during, and after the deployment, and the best practices for training spouses of members of the Armed Forces to act as counselors for families of deployed members. ( 4 ) An assessment of the effectiveness of transition assist- ance programs and policies for families of members during post-deployment transition from a combat zone back to civilian or military communities— (A) in identifying signs and symptoms of mental health conditions for both service members and their families; and (B) in receiving information and resources available within the local communities to ease transition. ( 5 ) An assessment of the impact of multiple overseas deployments of members on their families, particularly in the case of members serving in O peration I raqi Freedom and Oper- ation Enduring Freedom, including financial impacts and emo- tional impacts. ( 6 ) An assessment of the most effective timing of providing information and support to the families of deployed members

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