School counselors, health care providers and religious organization leaders should all be aware of the issue so they can better direct their support, Raezer said.
Raezer has also experienced the issues firsthand, as a wife of a retired service member and the head of an organization that consists of many military spouses.
The data represents the interviews done in summer 2008, but researchers also followed up with the families twice since then, and will release findings on the next phase in spring 2010, Raezer said.