Abstract: One of the key indicators of a successful transition for many ex-Service personnel is securing employment to help create economic sustainability. However, there is …
Abstract: In an evolving strategic environment, the Armed Forces need to effectively leverage all available advantages, including those stemming from their workforces, to maximise …
Summary: On 1 April 2022 the total size of the full-time UK Armed Forces (trained and untrained) was just under 158,000. Most personnel were within the Army (56%), with the …
Summary: Military veterans often have very specific needs, which are easily missed. This commentary summarises and accreditation scheme for GP practices which seeks to boost …
Abstract: In 2017, the British Army opened its ‘This is Belonging’ recruitment campaign, aimed at groups of young people who were considered traditionally less likely to join …
Abstract: Social prescribing is a way of connecting individuals to a source of support within the community to help improve their health and well-being. Social prescribing …
Abstract: Objective: The aims of the present study were to measure childhood adversity in veterans seeking treatment for mental health difficulties and to compare rates of …
Abstract: Moral injury was originally conceived as a socially-inflicted wound of betrayal experienced by military veterans (Shay, 1994). However, moral injury has since been …
Abstract: We thank Susie Boniface for her interest in our editorial. Her letter is wide-ranging. We largely limit our response to matters relating to mortality and incidence of …
Abstract: Over the last two decades of long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the media’s attention on military veterans in the UK has been characterized by a series of shifts: from …
Abstract: This document provides a review of the finances and support provided by SSAFA - The Armed Forces Charity in 2021. Particular attention is given to the services provided …
Abstract: A feasibility trial was conducted to assess the acceptability and usability of the MeT4VeT app. Feedback from veterans and app data was collected to provide an initial …