Abstract: Introduction In 2021, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust allocated over £2 million to programmes designed to have a clear and demonstrable impact on suicide …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic pain after injury poses a serious health burden. As a result of advances in medical technology, ever more military personnel survive severe combat …
Abstract: Introduction: Until 12 January 2000, the UK Armed Forces retained a policy of discharging all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender personnel under exemptive military …
Abstract: Objective: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are consistently linked with poorer psychosocial and mental health outcomes, including in military veterans. Military …
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability and effectiveness of veteran-led peer support services for veteran participants, members of the clinical team, …
Abstract: This statistical bulletin provides summary statistics on employment outcomes, six months after leaving service, for UK regular and Gurkha service personnel who left the …
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Sleep is critical to the health, wellbeing and performance of military personnel during basic training. This two-part study evaluated sleep-wake patterns …
Abstract: Women in the United Kingdom Armed Forces (UKAF) face unique challenges in undertaking the same roles and working in the same environments as their male counterparts.1 …
Abstract: The Solent region has a large Armed Forces Community whose unique skills and experiences enrich our daily lives and places of work. The Solent Armed Forces Covenant …
Abstract: Background: UK armed forces have recruited from other races and ethnicities at times of crisis. To meet diversity targets, they have also recruited indigenous groups of …
Abstract: Armed forces Veterans often delay seeking help for mental health problems until a crisis point is reached. However, the clinical presentation of UK Veterans in mental …
Abstract: Veterans seeking treatment for mental health problems are likely to face more than one problem. Well-being is a concept that does not rely on any mental health diagnosis …