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: This study explores homeless veterans’ past and present lives while paying close attention to their family and friend interactions. Men who were homeless (n=37) in the …
Abstract: The RAF Families Federation ran online surveys between December 2017 and February 2018, looking into the lived experience of dispersed families in the RAF. The surveys …
Abstract: There is a general perception that military members (Regular Force members with full-time employment) and their families have better financial well-being and less …
Abstract: Introduction: Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Service members (SMs) experience higher rates of mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) and psychosocial risk factors such as …
Abstract: Background: UK Armed Forces (UK AF) veterans may be particularly vulnerable to obesity and its comorbid physical and mental health problems. Aim: To examine the …
Abstract: Military families can experience a variety of different separations due to the occupational demands of Service personnel. The most prominent of these is the deployment …
Abstract: We concluded in Part One of our inquiry into Mental Health and the Armed Forces that the vast majority of veterans leave the Services with no ill-effects. However, the …
Abstract: Approximately 60% of UK military personnel who experience mental health problems, do not seek help. Typical demographics of military personnel provide one explanation …
Abstract: Transitioning from military to civilian life is challenging for a substantial number of veterans.Successful transitions require veterans to function well in various …
Abstract: The mobilization of veterans can be a powerful force for any political cause, especially when that cause is concerned with ending a war. Vietnam veterans’ voices were a …
Abstract: Studies of Black US women servicemembers too often depict their stories as replete with post-war trauma and transition difficulty. However, crisis is not their only, or …
Abstract: This research aims to fill this gap in the literature by asking veterans diagnosed with combat-related PTSD to describe and explore their experience of therapy. Six male …