In a January 2002 survey results of the Army's Well Being initiative were published. The U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center (CFSC), in conjunction with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), has conducted Surveys of Army Families (SAFs) every 4 years or so to examine areas important to Army families. The most recent survey (SAF IV) was conducted in Spring 2001. A previous survey (SAF III) was conducted in 1995. This survey is one way to assess the effectiveness of the Army's Well-being Initiative.

The results, summarized in a report, Family Readiness Support and Adjustment Among Army Civilian Spouses, by Dennis K. Orthner, Ph.D. at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggest the following:

• About one-third of spouses are aware of FRG and AFTB programs at their installations.
• Participation rates in Army FRGs have not changed since 1995.
• Fewer than half of participants in AFTB and FRGs rate their programs as helpful or beneficial.
• Adjustments to the Army are higher among participants of these programs but personal and family adjustments are less likely to benefit.
• AFTB involvement is linked to improved connections to Army agencies and knowledge of the Army. FRG involvement is linked to beliefs that Army leaders care for families.

Source: http://www.armymwr.com/corporate/docs/planning/SAFIVAFTB-FRG.pdf