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Several civilian studies have shown that social support is protective against behavioral health problems. However, very few studies have examined the impact of these factors on the behavioral health of military first responders. Military first responders, who serve in the aftermath of natural disasters and disease outbreaks such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, are often members of the National Guard (NG). The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of mortuary affairs training\/handling human remains, role preparation, equipment preparation, and unit social support provided to families on the behavioral health of New York (NY) NG personnel deployed to assist the NY Office of Chief Medical Examiner with handling the remains of COVID-19 decedents.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We invited 410 NYNG personnel who deployed for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner mission to complete an anonymous online questionnaire 3 to 6\u2009months post-mission. Of the 158 participants, we used the data of the 141 participants who provided consent. Standard behavioral health measures (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol misuse, and insomnia) as well as study-specific items designed to understand the unique dynamics of this deployment were included. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationships between mortuary training, role preparation, equipment preparation, and unit support with behavioral health.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Close to two-thirds of the sample reported that they had not been trained in mortuary affairs\/handling human remains before the mission. We also found that that lower levels of role preparation and unit support provided to the service members\u2019 families increased the odds of meeting criteria for one or more behavioral health problems, but that training in mortuary affairs and equipment preparation was unrelated to behavioral health.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our research points to the importance of emotionally and cognitively preparing service members for the specific dynamics of a deployment and the roles that that they are expected to play. Furthermore, it suggests that supporting the families of NG personnel during domestic missions can benefit the behavioral health of the NG personnel. Additional research is needed to corroborate these findings, particularly the impact of unit support provided to family members on service members\u2019 behavioral health.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usad395","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,17]],"date-time":"2023-10-17T20:13:41Z","timestamp":1697573621000},"page":"e705-e713","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Training, Deployment Preparation, and\u00a0Behavioral Health of\u00a0New York National Guard Personnel Deployed to Assist with COVID-19 Decedent Work"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"189","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5322-0627","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lyndon A","family":"Riviere","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Military Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research , Silver Spring, MD 20910, 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