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Belonging and Support: Women Veterans' Perceptions of Veteran Service Organizations

Abstract: Background and Purpose: This research sought to better understand female veterans’ underutilization of veteran and military service organizations (VSO/MSOs).  …

Epistemological Interference and the Trope of the Veteran

Abstract: A literarily constructed trope of the veteran attributes experiential knowledge and authority to veteran-writers and immeasurably complicates their sense of audience and …

Royal British Legion Impact Report 2021

Abstract: This report details the campaigns, policy influence and research achieved by the Royal British Legion in 2021.

The Impact of Service Life on the Military Child: The Overlooked Casualties of Conflict – Update and Review Report

Abstract: This report explores the impact of various aspects of Service life on children and the wider military family.

Paternal Alcohol Misuse in UK Military Families: A Cross-sectional Study of Child Emotional and Behavioural Problems

Abstract: When parents drink unhealthy amounts of alcohol, it can have negative consequences for their children’s mental health. Although some evidence has shown that members of …

Family Life and the Armed Forces Community evaluation report

Abstract:This mixed-methods evaluation conducted by the Directory of Social Change assesses the impact of the Families in Stress and Removing Barriers to Family Life programmes, …

Lifting Our Sights: Beyond 2030 – the Impact of Future Trends on the Transition of our Armed Forces Community from Military to Civilian Life

Summary: The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) commissioned Future Agenda to undertake a year-long study looking at “Future trends and their impact on the Armed Forces Community in …

Military Service, Combat Experience, and Civic Participation

Abstract: Military service is a highly social—and potentially socializing—experience. However, the long-term social effect of military service is a little-studied topic, and …

Gender differences in barriers to mental healthcare for UK military veterans: a preliminary investigation

Abstract: Introduction: Limited UK research focuses on female military veterans’ gender-related experiences and issues when accessing civilian mental healthcare support. This …

Aging together in the aftermath of war: marital adjustment and subjective age of veterans and their spouses

Abstract: Trauma has long-term effects on those directly exposed to it, but it also impacts those closest to them, particularly one’s spouse, as the marital relationship is of …

The Transition of Military Veterans from Active Service to Civilian Life

Abstract: In every nation within NATO, service members at some point leave the military. The military-to-civilian transition is the term used to refer to the process by which …