As part of an evaluation of the Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program, this report describes the methods and findings of a large survey of marines who were preparing for a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in 2010 or 2011. The results are among the first to shed light on the pre-deployment mental health status of marines, as well as the social resources they draw on when coping with stress and their attitudes about seeking help for stress-related problems.

Pre-Deployment Stress, Mental Health, and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Marines

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Farmer, Carrie M.

Vaughan, Christine Anne

Weinick, Robin M.

Garnett, Jeffrey

Mental Health

RAND Corporation

This report summarizes a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well as to identify gaps in the array of programs, policies, and initiatives designed to support military caregivers.

Hidden Heroes: America's Military Caregivers

Tanielian, Terri

ROBINSON, Eric

Ramchand, Rajeev

Voorhies, Phoenix

Trail, Thomas E.

Fisher, Michael P

Epley, Caroline

Robbins, Michael William

Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie

Exercise & Fitness

Researchers conducted an outcome evaluation of the Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program, which trains officers and noncommissioned officers to recognize signs of stress and intervene early. Although Marines in OSCAR-trained battalions were more likely than those in non–OSCAR-trained battalions to report having sought help for stress, the researchers found no evidence that OSCAR affected key mental health outcomes.

Evaluation of the Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) Program

Breslau, Joshua

Burnette, Crystal

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