Launch: 'Dropping in and out' Report

Naval Children's Charity

Research Launch of "Dropping in and out': Social media and internet-based communication amongst Naval families during separation

‘‘Dropping in and out’: social media and internet-based communication amongst Naval families during separation – Report Launch EventDate: 7th SeptemberTime: 13.00-14.00Hosted by the Veterans and Families Institute for Military Social Research (VFI), Anglia Ruskin University.The ‘Impact of Service Life on the Military Child: The Overlooked Casualties of Conflict Update and Review Report’ identified a gap in our understanding related to how significant leaps in technology over the past few decades have impacted on parent-child communication during military separation. Based on this, the NCC commissioned the Veterans and Families Institute (VFI) to undertake some follow on research to explore the impact of social media and internet based communication on parent-child communication in Naval families. Deployment is an expected and integral part of military life in the UK Armed Forces, meaning military children can be separated from their serving parent for months at a time. Furthermore, separation of families during the week, or ‘weekending’, has become more common as Ministry of Defence (MOD) policies encourage military families to own their own home. Naval families in the UK experience both the longest deployments and the highest rates of ‘weekending’ compared to the Army and Royal Air Force. As such, Naval children often have to maintain their relationship with their serving parent remotely, pulling on range of different communication avenues, including social media. This launch event will share the findings of the “Dropping in and out” report, and discuss recommendations made in this report for how Naval families communication can be best supported during periods of separation.Event schedule: 13:00 – Welcome from CEO of the Naval Children&#x27;s Charity13:10 – Presentation of report and findings by Veterans and Families Institute: Abigail Wood &amp; Dr Leanne Gray13:30 - Q&amp;A panel discussion on findings: Chaired by Mrs Clare Scherer, CEO of NCC Panel members: Abigail Wood &amp; Dr Lauren Godier-McBard - VFI	 Ms Ellen Riis-White - Trustee NCC	 Sheila Owens-Cairns - Vice President of NCC, and former Head of Navy Welfare 14:00 – Event closeTo join the webinar you will need to register via zoom. This takes 30 seconds and you will then receive the link to join on screen and to your email: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kBpbI1zITXyvvWK_uTAZzA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kBpbI1zITXyvvWK_uTAZzA</a>If you&#x27;ve already registered, then the link to join has been sent to your preferred email. Please use this link to join.

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