The Naval Children’s Charity would like to invite you to the Research Launch of “Dropping in and out’: Social media and internet-based communication amongst Naval families during separation
To register please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-dropping-in-and-out-report-tickets-396974259697
‘‘Dropping in and out’: social media and internet-based communication amongst Naval families during separation – Report Launch Event
Date: 7 September
Time: 13.00-14.00
Hosted 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’s Charity
13:10 – Presentation of report and findings by Veterans and Families Institute: Abigail Wood & Dr Leanne Gray
13:30 – Q&A panel discussion on findings: Chaired by Mrs Clare Scherer, CEO of NCC
Panel members:
Abigail Wood & 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 close
To register please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-dropping-in-and-out-report-tickets-396974259697
