An introduction to military service -- Understanding military families : their characteristics, strengths, and challenges -- Military children and programs that meet their needs -- Military health care system and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs : an overview -- Health consequences of military service and combat -- Combat stress reactions and psychiatric disorders after deployment -- Substance use disorders -- The care of combat-injured service members -- Traumatic brain injury -- Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in military service members and veterans -- Collaborative care : mitigating stigma and other barriers to care through mental health service delivery in primary care settings -- Deployment-related care for military children and families -- Children and families of ill and injured service members and veterans -- Caring for bereaved military family members -- Building resilience in military families.