• Email Sign Up
  • News
  • EIN 52-0899384
  • Supporters
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • About
    • NMFA At A Glance
    • Video Newsletter
    • Mission
    • Financials
    • Research + Insights
    • Testimonials
    • Leadership + Staff
    • Press
    • State of the Military Family
    • Careers
    • Supporters
  • Info + Resources
    • Adoption
    • Child Care
    • Deployment
    • EFMP + Special Needs
    • Kids Education
    • Licensing + Certification
    • Military Family News
    • Marriage + Divorce
    • Paid Family Leave
    • Policy Issues
    • Relocation + PCS
  • Programs
    • Bloom Military Teen Program
    • Operation Purple
    • Spouse Scholarships
  • Get Involved
    • Ways To Give
    • Planned Giving
    • More Than A Spouse
    • Military Teens Vote
  • Research
  • Donate
  • About
    • NMFA At A Glance
    • Mission
    • Research + Insights
    • Leadership + Staff
    • State of the Military Family
    • Supporters
    • Video Newsletter
    • Financials
    • Testimonials
    • Press
    • Careers
  • Info + Resources
    • Adoption
    • Child Care
    • Deployment
    • EFMP + Special Needs
    • Kids Education
    • Licensing + Certification
    • Military Family News
    • Marriage + Divorce
    • Paid Family Leave
    • Policy Issues
    • Relocation + PCS
  • Programs
    • Bloom Military Teen Program
    • Operation Purple
    • Spouse Scholarships
  • Get Involved
    • Purple Up Sweepstakes
    • More Than A Spouse
    • Military Teens Vote
    • Ways To Give
    • Planned Giving
  • Research
  • Donate
  • Email Sign Up
  • News
  • EIN 52-0899384
  • Supporters
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
PTSD and the Military Family: How to Find Connection and Healing

PTSD and the Military Family: How to Find Connection and Healing

Jun 1, 2025

June is PTSD Awareness Month. Learn how military families can find connection, understanding, and healing together.

read more
Let’s Talk It Up! Mental Health and the Military Family

Let’s Talk It Up! Mental Health and the Military Family

May 1, 2025

Prioritize your family’s mental health by exploring resources and support tailored to the unique challenges of military life.

read more
More Than A Spouse: A Career Reflecting Personal Journey and Passions

More Than A Spouse: A Career Reflecting Personal Journey and Passions

Nov 21, 2024

Air Force spouse Amy Damele found both financial support and a sense of community through NMFA’s Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship Program.

read more
Through Their Eyes: 2024 Military Teen Experience Survey Results

Through Their Eyes: 2024 Military Teen Experience Survey Results

Oct 27, 2024

NMFA’s 2024 Military Teen Experience Survey provides the latest research and insights into the significant mental health, financial, and emotional challenges faced by military-connected teens and how they overcome them.

read more
Military Families Voices Needed on TRICARE Autism Program

Military Families Voices Needed on TRICARE Autism Program

Jan 2, 2024

An independent review of TRICARE’s Autism Care Demonstration is underway and comments from military families are requested by January 11.

read more
OPC Impact Stories – July 2023

OPC Impact Stories – July 2023

Jul 27, 2023

Operation Purple Camp impacts military kids in some of the best ways. Listen to Evelyn and Kendall talk about their experiences.

read more
Failure to Cover Treatment for Eating Disorders Puts Military Families at Risk

Failure to Cover Treatment for Eating Disorders Puts Military Families at Risk

May 23, 2023

Inaction by military health care providers leaves military families, who are at a higher risk to develop eating disorders, without help or treatment options. We demand better.

read more
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness: What Military Families Need to Know

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness: What Military Families Need to Know

Jun 23, 2022

June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day. NMFA is shedding light on what it is, as well as resources that could assist you if you or a family member lives with PTSD.

read more
You Are Not Alone: We Take Pride in Military Families

You Are Not Alone: We Take Pride in Military Families

Jun 1, 2022

This month we’re celebrating our service members, spouses and children within the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month.

read more
You Are Not Alone – Mental Health for Military Spouses

You Are Not Alone – Mental Health for Military Spouses

May 9, 2022

Military Spouses – You Deserve Care, Too! So, this month, we hope you’ll check in with your mental health.

read more
« Older Entries
Download Teen Survey

About NMFA

NMFA is the leading nonprofit dedicated to serving all military families. Since 1969, NMFA has worked with families to identify and solve the unique challenges of military life through advocacy and programs.

Let’s Connect

NMFA on FacebookNMFA on TwitterNMFA on InstagramNMFA on LinkedIn

Categories

Tags

advocacy Besa Pinchotti bloom child care community education food insecurity government shutdown health care higher education mental health military military advocacy military benefits military community military education benefits military families military family military kids military life military pay military service military spouse military spouse benefits military spouse career military spouse careers military spouse certification military spouse college military spouse education military spouse employment military spouse jobs military spouses military spouse scholarship military spouse scholarships military teens More Than A Spouse National Military Family Association NMFA operation purple Operation Purple Camp pcs PCS moves quality of life Together We’re Stronger Tricare

 CONTACT

National Military Family Association

2800 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 250
Alexandria, VA 22314

703.931.6632

info@MilitaryFamily.org

  LATEST NEWS

Congress Passes National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: What’s in it for Military Families?

Congress has passed the FY 2026 NDAA, bringing pay raises, child care support, education benefits, and PCS improvements for military families.

December State of the Military Family® Video Newsletter

NMFA’s 2025 Congressional Reception honored bipartisan leaders advancing policies that strengthen military families, including efforts to expand TRICARE coverage for IVF and reproductive care.

A Night of Service and Gratitude: NMFA Hosts 2025 Congressional Reception

NMFA honored congressional leaders and board members at its 2025 Congressional Reception, celebrating a shared commitment to strengthening military families.

 LET’S CONNECT

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
Email Sign Up
© 2025 – National Military Family Association | Privacy Policy


Download the 2023 Military Teen Experience Survey: Sports and Extracurriculars Today!

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
Loading