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 bulletin has been published to provide both the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the general public with information on the number and rate of personnel that leave the …
Abstract: The Department of Defense spends more than $3 billion annually on medical costs of lifestyle-related morbidity. Military service members and veterans engage in unhealthy …
Summary: The inquiry is one of the most important in the Committee’s history, with the Sub-Committee receiving an almost unprecedented level of engagement. Around one in ten …
Abstract: While the well-being of the family unit is increasingly acknowledged (eg, in academic research, policy debate and podcast media) as central to the fitness and resilience …
Abstract: (1) Background: UK Armed Forces personnel provide first response, support and protection during national and international disasters and conflicts. They thus have a …
Abstract: Policy changes have resulted in dramatic increases in access to cannabis for medical purposes. Veterans are disproportionately affected by conditions for which …
Abstract: Service members, veterans, and their families frequently have difficulties finding trained behavioral health providers who have knowledge of military culture and issues …
Abstract: Background: Around 8% of the UK Armed Forces leave in any given year, and must navigate unfamiliar civilian systems to acquire employment, healthcare, and other …
Abstract: Regulations of the United States Air Force (USAF) prohibit male members from growing beards. Shaving waivers can be issued to airmen who are not able to shave due to …
Abstract: Decades of research have established transformational leadership as an encompassing leadership approach with broad applications across organizational contexts. Despite …
Abstract: This study describes patterns of distress associated with exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs) in a Canadian military sample. Thematic analysis …
Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use share both directional (“self-medication”) and mutually-reinforcing associations over time. Research on gender …