The Community Quarterback: Veterans and their Families are Coming Home. Are we Ready?

Abstract: We know communities that successfully support their military-impacted populations are those that engage their entire citizenry in the unique challenges facing veterans …

The Needs of ex-Service Personnel in the Criminal Justice System: A Rapid Evidence Assessment

Summary: This report presents findings from a rapid evidence assessment (REA) of the current evidence base on the needs of ex-service personnel in the criminal justice system …

The needs of ex-Service Personnel in the Criminal Justice System: Evidence from Two Surveys

Summary: This analytical summary presents findings from the Offender Management Community Cohort Study (OMCCS) and the Resettlement Surveys (RS), to consider whether ex-service …

UK Armed Forces Charities - An Overview and Analysis

Abstract: The main purpose of this research was to develop a better understanding of the size and nature of support provided by the UK armed forces charity sector. Armed forces …

Working with people to make changes: a behavioural change approach used in chronic low back pain rehabilitation

Abstract: Purpose: To describe the approach used by a physiotherapist who led a rehabilitation programme for injured members of the military with chronic low back pain designed to …

The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013

Abstract: The Armed Forces Covenant is a big commitment in more ways than one. It is a Covenant between the Armed Forces Community, the Government and the Nation as a whole – …

Randomized Controlled Trial of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for Symptoms of Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Abstract: Therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) endorsed by the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration are relatively lengthy, costly, and yield variable …

New to Care: Demands on a Health System When Homeless Veterans Are Enrolled in a Medical Home Model

Abstract: Objectives: We compared service use among homeless and nonhomeless veterans newly enrolled in a medical home model and identified patterns of use among homeless veterans …

Post-army trouble: veterans in the criminal justice system

Abstract: I have spent several years working within the probation service and prison service as a researcher, consultant and mentor for veteran affairs. This paper emerges out of …

Well-being and suicidal ideation of secondary school students from military families

Abstract: Background: The mental health of children is a primary public health concern; adolescents of military personnel may be at increased risk of experiencing poorer …

Army Families Federation Briefing 2013: Minimising upheaval during refurbishment of SFA

Abstract: Service families move regularly – in the AFF Grab Survey 2012 72% of families had moved at least twice in the last five years however more senior NCOs and officers had …

Disability, inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport: Two soldiers' stories of involvement

Abstract: Objectives: To generate insights into the personal meaning and value of an inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport course for military personnel who have …