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PurposeEfforts to promote the health and well-being of military veterans have been criticised for being inadequately informed of veterans’ most pressing needs as they separate from military service, as well as the programmes that are most likely to meet these needs. The current article summarises limitations of the current literature and introduces The Veterans Metrics Initiative (TVMI) study, a longitudinal assessment of US veterans’ well-being and programme use in the first three years after they separate from military service. Veterans were assessed within 3 months of military separation and will complete five additional assessments at 6-month intervals during the subsequent period.ParticipantsThe TVMI study cohort consists of a national sample of 9566 newly separated US veterans that were recruited in the fall of 2016.Findings to dateThe TVMI sample includes representation from all branches of service, men and women, and officers and enlisted personnel. Although representative of the larger population on many characteristics, differential response rates were observed for some subgroups, necessitating the development of non-response bias weights. Comparisons between unweighed and weighted results suggest that the weighting procedure adequately adjusts for observed differences.Future plansAnalyses are under way to examine veterans’ well-being and programme use in the period following separation after military service, as well as factors associated with poor outcomes. We have also begun to decompose programmes into their core components to facilitate examination of how these components relate to well-being. Once our third data collection is complete, we will examine factors related to different patterns of readjustment over time.

In 2010, the U.S. Congress directed the Department of Defense to establish the Recovering Warrior Task Force (RWTF) to examine the effectiveness of, and recommend improvements to, military programs and policies for the care, management, and transition of wounded, ill, and injured personnel. To meet its comprehensive mandate, RWTF gathered extensive primary and secondary data that, in combination with RWTF members' relevant experience and expertise, informed and substantiated the recommendations that RWTF published each year. With the 2014 sunset of the Task Force, the authors, who provided research support to RWTF throughout its tenure, sought to systematically summarize RWTF's overall impressions regarding the shortfalls in the RW program and policy arena by analyzing the 87 recommendations that these shortfalls motivated. Our 3-part qualitative analysis included sorting by congressionally determined topics, thematic analysis, and examining topic/theme convergence. We use the results of these analyses as a framework for discussing program and policy areas that RWTF found most in need of attention over its 4 years of operation. Among these were continuing gaps in Department of Defense-wide policy governing the delivery of needed resources to RWs and family caregivers, which result in disparities across Services, Components, and locations.

The emphasis of the community counseling movement is mental health counseling. With this emphasis has emerged the mental health counselor: a \"new breed\" of mental health professional (Inouye, cited in Wilmarth, 1985a). The community mental health agency is a major employer for the traditional mental health professions. This study investigated the viability of mental health counselors' match with this setting, from the perspective of professional values. The study examined the congruence of mental health counselors' professional values with the ideals and realities of contemporary mental health care, the most important of which are: (a) an environment in which the prevailing ideology, community mental health, has lost its federal financial backing, rendering practitioners' personal commitment to it particularly critical, (b) a recent emphasis on aftercare services for the chronically mentally ill and (c) practice characteristics which are frequently considered unappealing. Graduating master's community counseling students' (n = 96) commitment to community mental health ideology, endorsement of aftercare activities and compatibility of practice interests with the community mental health agency setting were measured with the Community Mental Health Ideology Scale (Baker & Schulberg, 1967), the Aftercare Orientation Scale (Rubin, 1978) and the Community Mental Health Agency Practice Interests (CMHAPI) Scale (developed for the present purpose), respectively. Their scores were compared to those of a comparison group of graduating MSW students (n = 274), whose profession predominates in community mental health agencies. A significant difference between group means, beyond the .02 level, was found only on the CMHAPI Scale (F = 15.34), with counselors showing less compatibility of practice interests with the community mental health agency setting. The findings suggest that, with respect to ideological commitment and aftercare orientation, graduating mental health counselors' and MSWs' values are equally congruent with the ideals and realities of contemporary mental health care but, with respect to practice interests, graduating mental health counselors' values are not as congruent with those ideals and realities as are graduating MSWs'. This has mixed implications for the viability of the mental health counselor/community mental health agency match. It should also be noted that, in an absolute sense, neither group demonstrated high congruence of professional values with the ideals and realities of contemporary mental health care.

The original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of the author Pleuntje J. van der Sluijs, which was incorrectly given as Eline (P. J.) van der Sluijs. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of physiologic and neurobehavioral signs exhibited by newborns exposed to addictive prescription or illicit drugs taken by a mother during pregnancy. The number of hospital discharges of newborns diagnosed with NAS has increased more than 10-fold (from 0.4 to 4.4 discharges per 1,000 live births) in Florida since 1995, far exceeding the three-fold increase observed nationally. In February 2014, the Florida Department of Health requested the assistance of CDC to 1) assess the accuracy and validity of using Florida's hospital inpatient discharge data, linked to birth and infant death certificates, as a means of NAS surveillance and 2) describe the characteristics of infants with NAS and their mothers. This report focuses only on objective two, describing maternal and infant characteristics in the 242 confirmed NAS cases identified in three Florida hospitals during a 2-year period (2010-2011). Infants with NAS experienced serious medical complications, with 97.1% being admitted to an intensive care unit, and had prolonged hospital stays, with a mean duration of 26.1 days. The findings of this investigation underscore the important public health problem of NAS and add to current knowledge on the characteristics of these mothers and infants. Effective June 2014, NAS is now a mandatory reportable condition in Florida. Interventions are also needed to 1) increase the number and use of community resources available to drug-abusing and drug-dependent women of reproductive age, 2) improve drug addiction counseling and rehabilitation referral and documentation policies, and 3) link women to these resources before or earlier in pregnancy.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of physiologic and neurobehavioral signs exhibited by newborns exposed to addictive prescription or illicit drugs taken by a mother during pregnancy. The number of hospital discharges of newborns diagnosed with NAS has increased more than 10-fold (from 0.4 to 4.4 discharges per 1,000 live births) in Florida since 1995, far exceeding the three-fold increase observed nationally. In Feb 2014, the Florida Department of Health requested the assistance of CDC to assess the accuracy and validity of using Florida's hospital inpatient discharge data, linked to birth and infant death certificates, as a means of NAS surveillance and describe the characteristics of infants with NAS and their mothers. Here, Lind et al discuss maternal and infant characteristics in the 242 confirmed NAS cases identified in three Florida hospitals during a 2-year period (2010-2011).

Isco Inc. (NASDAQ:ISKO) Thursday reported record earnings of $4,054,809, or 98 cents per share, on record revenues of $29,972,978 for the fiscal year ended July 31. This compares to earnings of $2,228,356, or 54 cents per share, on revenues of $25,415,665 for fiscal 1987. Earnings increased 82 percent while revenues increased 18 percent. Earnings for the fourth quarter just ended were $1,053,530, or 25 cents per share, on revenues of $8,253,043 compared to earnings of $764,173, or 18 cents per share, on sales of $7,191,345 for the like period the previous year. Fourth quarter earnings increased 38 percent and revenues increased 15 percent. (excerpt)

The antisniper infrared targeting system (ASITS) is a versatile, high-tech, infrared bullet tracking and targeting system that pinpoints sources of fire in realtime. ASITS' combination of ballistic modeling, infrared optics, and incorporated global positioning system will provide the US military with instantaneous bullet detection and fire source location data in a graphic user interface. Here, Robinson et al discuss how ASITS will effectively counter snipers and provide enhanced protection to forces navigating through multiplex combat situations.

Each year, the Business Reference Sources Committee of BRASS selects the outstanding business reference sources published since May of the previous year. This year, the committee reviewed sixteen entries; of these, two were designated as Outstanding, six as Notable, and one as a Notable New Edition. To qualify for the award, the title must meet the conventional definition of reference: a work compiled specifically to supply information on a certain subject or group of subjects in a form that will facilitate its ease of use. The works are examined for the following: authority and reputation of the publisher, author, or editor; accuracy; appropriate bibliography; organization; comprehensiveness; value of the content; currency; distinctive addition; ease of use for the intended purpose; quality and accuracy of index; and quality and usefulness of graphics and illustrations. Additional criteria for electronic reference titles are accuracy of links, search features, stability of content, and graphic design. Works selected must be suitable for medium to large-size academic and public libraries.