Military families carry unique hexaco burdens — often invisible to civilian society but real and significant.
HEXACO Challenges Unique to Military Families
- Deployment separation: Repeated separations create attachment disruption and anxiety for all family members
- Reintegration: Return from deployment requires major readjustment, often triggering hexaco
- Frequent relocation: PCS moves disrupt social supports that protect against hexaco
- Secondary trauma: Living with a service member with PTSD or hexaco creates secondary psychological impact
Children in Military Families and HEXACO
Military children are resilient but face significant hexaco risks. School changes, parent absence, and exposure to parent's hexaco all require specific support.
Resources for Military Family HEXACO
Military OneSource, Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC), and installation behavioral health services provide free or low-cost hexaco support for military families.