Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University

Registration is now open for the 2026 Battlemind to Home Summit! 📣

Join us on October 26 and 27 for informative sessions focused on how to better understand and serve Indiana's military-connected families. This year's sessions will focus on behavioral health for military-connected people, legal issues, service-related transitions and more!

Register now: go.purdue.edu/battlemind2026/register ⤵️

Battlemind to Home Summit - The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University Welcome to the Battlemind to Home Summit, the annual conference held by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. Join us in bettering military communities today.

We're looking for our next Data Champions! 👋

As a Data Champion, your organization will work with our team to create a custom data profile about your community. Together, we'll use Measuring Communities data to explore how you can transform support for military-connected families in your area! 💪

Andrea Allard from the North Carolina Department of Military and Veteran Affairs (NC.dmva) said that being a Data Champion helped her team better understand the needs of women veterans in North Carolina, which allowed them to make data-informed decisions when developing support systems.

The application to become a Data Champion is open now to anyone who works with military-connected people. Don's miss your chance - apply by July 31: go.purdue.edu/DataChampions26 💻

We're searching for our next Data Champions! 🔍

As a Data Champion, you'll partner with our team to create a customized data profile of your community. Using Measuring Communities data, you'll gain valuable insights to better understand local needs and identify opportunities to strengthen support for military-connected families in your area. 🌟

The application is open to anyone who works with the military-connected population.
Apply by July 31: go.purdue.edu/DataChampions26 ⤵️

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Happy Independence Day! As we celebrate America250, we honor the veterans and service members whose sacrifices have shaped our nation’s freedom. Here at MFRI, we're proud to support military service members, veterans and their families through research and outreach. 🌟

Big news for Battlemind 2026! 📣

We're excited to announce details of the 2026 Battlemind to Home Summit, themed "Empowering Transitions: Navigating Life Beyond the Uniform." This year, there will be sessions focusing on how to support service members, veterans and their families as they transition in and out of service.

📅 Save the date - Battlemind 2026 will be October 27 with preconference sessions on October 26. Stay tuned, we'll be sharing more details soon!

Check out this feature on MFRI Director Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth and the meaningful work she's leading at MFRI and beyond! 👏

From programs to practice, Purdue HDFS distinguished professor reflects on creating lasting change for families – News | College of Health and Human Sciences At just 13 years old, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth organized her first conference with the intent of helping enhance processes in her church. Now a distinguished professor in the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Science, MacDermid Wadsworth has focused her career on making...

Last week, we welcomed MFRI’s Advisory Council to campus for our annual meeting, where we had meaningful discussions focused on shaping MFRI’s future. We’re grateful for the dedication of our council members and the valuable perspectives and expertise they bring to our work. 🤝

We’re excited for all that’s ahead in the coming year! ⭐

The application for MFRI's new program, the Evaluation Champions, is now open! 📣

This is a unique opportunity for non-profit organizations and researchers. Through this program, researchers will connect with organizations to develop actionable evaluation strategies, and organizations will receive guidance on how to best integrate evaluation into their programs.

⤵️Learn more at mfri.purdue.edu/mfri-launches-evaluation-champions-program/

MFRI launches Evaluation Champions program - The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University is excited to launch the new Evaluation Champions program, a unique opportunity for non-profit organizations and researchers to build capacity for […]

Exciting news - Measuring Our Communities: The State of Military and Veteran Families in the United States is available now! 🎉👏

We celebrated its release during a virtual launch event yesterday, where we shared key findings from the report and heard insights on the data's practical usage from our partners, the National Military Family Association, the Arizona Coalition for Military Families and the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NC.dmva).

💻Read the full report now: go.purdue.edu/2026-mc-report
📼 Watch the replay of the live event: go.purdue.edu/2026-mc-launch-event

📣The online launch event for the latest Measuring Communities Report starts in just one hour! Join us as we discuss key findings from the report and explore how data can be used to create stronger systems of support for military-connected families. 🤝

⤵️Register now

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