Mission Ready: Why Family Well-Being Matters
Military success starts at home. Research shows that strong, resilient military families directly impact mission readiness, retention, and warfighter effectiveness. This report uncovers the crucial link between family well-being and national security. Discover why supporting families is essential to the readiness of our service members.
Who We Are
The Clearinghouse is an interdisciplinary team of research faculty and staff, and creative services professionals committed to providing outstanding support to professionals who provide programs and services to military families. We are located within the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) at The Pennsylvania State University.
What We Do
Foremost, the Clearinghouse develops strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with our partners so we can apply science in understanding your needs and challenges and test out potential solutions. Frequently, this means spending time with you; in your office, on your installations, and in military-impacted communities. Armed with in-depth knowledge, we work on investigating, developing, and delivering applied solutions. These solutions take on many forms; writing background research reports, conducting applied research studies, building workforce expertise through training and resource provision, implementing and evaluating evidence-informed programs and practices, and delivering objective data and policy-relevant findings so that critical decisions are based on the best science and evidence available.
Our Partnerships Create Change
If you manage services and programs to support military families, we offer a true partnership focused on finding and implementing evidence-based solutions. We provide an unmatched breadth of social science expertise and put our partners needs first while staying true to scientific rigor.
