A comprehensive searchable repository providing access to international evidence and reports about the Armed Forces community. Updated each month using robust methodology, the repository can be used confidently by all to identify and access relevant evidence. A user-friendly search tool is available to support your research needs and includes the ability to specify key words, themes, author, year of publication, country of origin, methods used, and whether items have been peer reviewed.
Abstract: A substantial majority of the Dutch population (approximately 80%) will at some point experience one or more potentially traumatic events. Some people undergoing such an …
Abstract: Background: More Reserve and Guard members have been activated in the past few years than in any other time in history. In addition to the high rates of psychological …
Abstract: Since the Second World War, the Netherlands armed forces have been deployed in conflicts and on missions in virtually all continents. Nearly 1,200 personal accounts of …
Abstract: Peacekeeping missions nowadays frequently include activities in the area of reconstruction and humanitarian aid. For veterans, it does not always end there. This is …
Abstract: This handbook explores the role of women in the Armed Forces and diversity more generally in the Armed Forces, as well as offering mechanisms to help prevent and respond …
Abstract: This report summarises the size, profile and needs of the ex-Service community in 2014, and provides forecasts on the future size of this significant group. It is an …
Abstract: The end of military operations in Afghanistan in 2014 brings to a close over a decade of significant conflict in the Middle East. The human cost of recent engagements …
Abstract: This is the third Annual Report, and as with previous year’s it seeks to set out the key achievements from this year and the areas where we know there is still more to …
Abstract: Despite the importance of public opinion in supporting the military and their missions, little is known about how the UK public perceive their Armed Forces. This article …
Abstract: Appreciation and perception are closely linked terms. Some veterans feel unappreciated or underappreciated and also make reference to the media which, they say, …
Abstract: The intimate partners of veterans living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often have few opportunities to articulate in their own words how the disorder affects …