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Family Resilience Program for National Guard Parents

Join a unique research study today to access Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT) for FREE!

ADAPT is a fun parenting program developed specifically for military families with school-aged children.

Registration Opens Summer 2026!

COMING SOON!

ADAPT is FREE for eligible participants.

  • Participation is voluntary. Children do not participate in the study.
  • Parents will complete brief surveys about themselves and one child both before starting the program and approximately 6 months later.
  • Surveys take about 15 minutes.
  • There is no compensation for participation. 

If interested in this study, or if you have any questions, contact us at adapt4ng@usuhs.edu.

About the Study

The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), is offering Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT), an evidence-based parenting program, to National Guard (NG) families with school-aged children in selected states and territories. 

Families who participate will receive free, full access to ADAPT, a program shown to strengthen parent-child relationships and reduce family stress.

This research study is aimed at improving access to effective parenting programs for National Guard families.

Funding

Center for Deployment Psychology at Uniformed Services University (USU)

Eligibility

National Guard Families with children (ages 5–12 years), from select states

Timeline

Summer 2026 – December 2027: Open registration and sessions

 

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The study will help us better understand what NG parents prefer and find most helpful when accessing family resources. 

Your participation will also help increase program engagement for NG parents like you in the future!

What Is ADAPT?

What to Expect with ADAPTonline

  • All eligible participants will have access to ADAPTonline
  • Includes short videos, tip sheets, and helpful resources
  • ADAPT can be done anytime, anywhere with internet at your own pace
  • You will explore 12 modules; each takes less than 30 minutes

Videos on ADAPT

3 Convenient Formats Are Available

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Self-guided Online

Online anytime anywhere with internet

Designed for parents who prefer a self-paced schedule to complete the modules on their own

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1:1 Virtual

1-on-1 with facilitator support

Designed for parents who prefer to receive personal support from a facilitator while completing the modules

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Group Virtual

In a virtual group with other NG parents and facilitator support

Designed for parents who prefer to explore the ADAPT modules with other parents and guided by a facilitator

Proven Results

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Families who have participated in the ADAPT intervention showed:

  • improved confidence in parenting
  • improved parenting practices 
  • reductions in children’s behavior issues, emotional problems, peer problems, and risk of substance use

Improvements in parental confidence led to reductions in parents’:

  • depression
  • PTSD symptoms
  • thoughts of suicide

and:

  • improved child social adjustment

Testimonies from Military Parents

What was the best part of your experience?

Being able to understand that our expectations have to fit their age and go along with where they are at.”
Don’t expect perfection. It was really about taking a step back and looking at parenting from a different angle.”
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Doing it with my spouse, it made our marriage stronger. We did not really talk about parenting styles, but when we got on the same page, it was a lot more helpful. Exploring parenting values was also helpful.”

 

Ready to Explore ADAPT?

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Registration Opens Summer 2026

If interested in this study, or if you have any questions, contact us at adapt4ng@usuhs.edu.

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ADAPT is FREE for eligible participants

  • Participation is voluntary. Children do not participate in the study.
  • Parents will complete brief surveys about themselves and one child both before starting the program and approximately 6 months later. 
  • Surveys take about 15 minutes.
  • There is no compensation for participation. 

ASU IRB Approval #: STUDY00024244