The Military Family Research Institute is located at Purdue University, one of the world’s premiere research universities. Our work as a research and outreach organization evolved over time. In 1993, Purdue’s Center for Families was established within the department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Health and Human Sciences. Its mission was to help improve the quality of life for families. After seven years of working on behalf of families, the Center created the MFRI with funding from the Department of Defense. Its original mission was almost entirely research-based. MFRI's current mission is to extend and strengthen the ability of military and civilian organizations to help military families. We do this by designing and implementing outreach activities that assist military families, primarily within but also beyond Indiana, and by conducting research with and for military families that generates important new knowledge about their experiences. With funding from Lilly Endowment Inc., the DOD, Sesame Workshop and other partners, MFRI expanded its mission to include outreach and programming. Collaborative partnerships increase the breadth and depth of MFRI's impact. Opinions expressed on this site do not necessarily represent the official views of Purdue University or MFRI. This site may contain links to websites and services outside the Purdue University and MFRI domain. Purdue University and MFRI does not endorse, take responsibility for and/or exercise control over the views or content contained on these independent sites, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on them. Purdue University and MFRI cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked websites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the independent site.
External link for Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University
1202 W State St
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, US
Polina Washington, a 2024 #FWDFellow, is one of six student veterans selected for the 2024/2025 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Student Veterans of America Legislative Fellowship. Congratulations! 👏
Congratulations to the six student veterans selected to complete the 2024/2025 VFW-Student Veterans of America Legislative Fellowship class! “Advocacy is a core pillar of the VFW’s mission, and it’s about much more than our leaders testifying before Congress. It’s also about mentorship and empowering the next generation of veteran advocates to use their voices to do what they believe is right.” – VFW National Commander Al Lipphardt
Thank you the 2024 Battlemind to Home Summit bronze sponsors: - Brentwood Springs Behavioral Health - Columbus Behavioral Center - Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority - InteCare - Regional Health Systems - Sycamore Springs - The Road Home Program - Valle Vista Health Systems We appreciate everything you do to make Battlemind a success - we couldn't do it without you!
Thank you to the 2024 Battlemind to Home Summit silver sponsor, Aspire Indiana Health. We're so thankful for your support; your generosity helps us better serve Indiana military and veteran families.
Thank you the 2024 Battlemind to Home Summit bronze sponsors: - Brentwood Springs Behavioral Health - Columbus Behavioral Center - Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority - InteCare - Regional Health Systems - Sycamore Springs - The Road Home Program - Valle Vista Health Systems We appreciate everything you do to make Battlemind a success - we couldn't do it without you!
Thank you to the 2024 Battlemind to Home Summit silver sponsor, Aspire Indiana Health. We're so thankful for your support; your generosity helps us better serve Indiana military and veteran families.
Thank you the 2024 Battlemind to Home Summit bronze sponsors: - Brentwood Springs Behavioral Health - Columbus Behavioral Center - Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority - InteCare - Regional Health Systems - Sycamore Springs - The Road Home Program - Valle Vista Health Systems We appreciate everything you do to make Battlemind a success - we couldn't do it without you!
We're grateful for the Battlemind 2024 silver sponsor, Aspire Indiana Health, and their continued support. Aspire Indiana Health is a fully integrated nonprofit health system serving central Indiana that addresses behavioral health, primary medical care, substance abuse disorders, HIV services, deaf services, veteran programs, abused/neglected children and social determinants of health such as housing and employment. Join us later this week at the Battlemind to Home Summit to learn more about Aspire Indiana Health and about how organizations across Indiana are working to develop stronger communities for the state's military and veteran families. More information can be found at mfri.purdue.edu/battlemind
One of our 2024 #FWDFellows and her career mentor recently caught up at Camp Atterbury. 👏 We love seeing relationships created during the Focus Forward Fellowship thrive! Fellows and mentors - how has mentorship impacted you? Tell us in the comments! 📣
Check out this great feature on Focus Forward Fellowship alumna and MFRI advisory council member Lee Ann De Reus, PhD!
Lee Ann De Reus’ career mantra of “If not me, then who?” led her to the top of several nonprofit agencies dedicated to women’s rights, gender justice and racial equity. Along with 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege, De Reus (MS ’92, PhD, ’97) co-founded Panzi Foundation USA, a nonprofit that assists survivors of gender-based violence at Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. De Reus is an alumna of the Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Science and has maintained a link to the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences by offering her expertise as a mentor for the Purdue Focus Forward Fellowship for Women Veterans and as an advisory council member for the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. #PurdueHHS #PurdueUniversity #PurdueAlumni #GenderViolence #WomensRights #RacialEquity #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #DVAM