Employment in Mind: The Poppy Factory employability service and veterans with mental health conditions

Abstract: Centre for Mental Health was requested by The Poppy Factory, with funding from the Forces in Mind Trust to review the evidence about how to support Armed Forces veterans with mental health conditions into paid employment, and to evaluate The Poppy Factory’s employability service. We interviewed veterans who used the service (whom The Poppy Factory refers to as clients), Poppy Factory staff, and employers who recruited clients as a result of the support it offered.