VA News Invites Military and Veteran Spouses to Take 2026 Wellness Survey

Military and Veteran spouses and partners are being asked to take part in the 2026 Military & Veteran Spouse Wellness Survey, according to a post published on VA News, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs news site.

The post was written by Hannah O'Brien, program director of the Veteran Spouse Network. She said the survey is conducted by the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness at the University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with InDependent. It looks at wellness across several areas of life to better understand the experiences, strengths, challenges and needs of spouses and partners.

According to the post, the first survey drew responses from more than 1,100 military and Veteran spouses and partners nationwide. O'Brien said its findings pointed to challenges in emotional wellness, physical wellness and social connection. She said the Veteran Spouse Network responded by expanding wellness programming and launching support groups on PTSD, traumatic brain injury and moral injury.

The post said organizers especially hope to hear from National Guard and Reserve spouses, male spouses, foreign-born spouses and other groups that are often underrepresented in research. Current or former spouses and partners of active-duty service members, National Guard members, reservists and Veterans are eligible to take part. O'Brien said the results are intended to inform programs, research, funding decisions and policy.

Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Originally published by True News: https://truenews.bagleyenterprises.net/stories/875