RTFMT White Paper

RTFMT White Paper: Transforming Military Transition Support

What is a White Paper?

A white paper is an authoritative report that examines complex issues, presents research-based solutions, and provides strategic recommendations. This document is designed for funders, partner organizations, policymakers, and stakeholders who want to understand RTFMT's mission, model, and vision in depth.

Military families deserve support that actually works. RTFMT provides integrated career, education, mental health, case management, and family services—because transition challenges don't exist in isolation, and neither should solutions.

This white paper shows how we're changing the system.

What's Inside:

Informed by 30+ authoritative sources including VA reports, peer-reviewed research, and federal studies, this comprehensive analysis presents:

• Why Current Systems Fall Short: Despite billions invested, veteran suicide rates continue rising, military spouse unemployment remains stuck at 21%, and fragmented services leave gaps that hurt families.
• The RTFMT Model: Person-centered integration of career, education, mental health, and family support—with research showing coordinated care reduces hospitalizations by 79%.
• Our Philosophy: Information is free. Skills from that information build futures. Everyone deserves the map—and we don't just hand it over, we walk alongside you to make your goals reality.
• Who We Serve: Teens, active duty, veterans, military families (active duty and veteran families/widows), and Unspecified Government Employees (UGE) whose classified service requires specialized, discrete support
• Evidence-Based Approach: How we apply proven practices—Carl Rogers' person-centered care, integrated case management, evidence-based PTSD treatments—to fill the gaps traditional services can't address
• The Path Forward: Strategic vision for scaling impact and transforming military transition support nationwide

Who Should Read This:

Funders investing in veteran support • Partner organizations building collaboration • Policymakers shaping military programs • Military families exploring comprehensive support • Anyone committed to serving those who serve

This is the blueprint for support that meets military families where they are—and helps them build the futures they deserve.

Pioneers of Military Transitions! Blazing trails to goals that seem to be only dreams.

20 pages complete. Expected Date: 2027

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