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Snapshot: Employment

Abstract: This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to employment among UK serving personnel and veterans, including single people and families. The Snapshot sets out …

Career Transition Partnership ex-service personnel employment outcomes: financial year 2019/20

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 …

The impact of in-service physical injury or illness on the mental health of military veterans

Abstract: Background: Each year approximately 2000 UK service personnel are medically discharged with physical and/or psychological injury or illness. While there is much research …

Mental health treatment experiences of commonwealth veterans from diverse ethnic backgrounds who have served in the UK military

Abstract: Introduction: Research has shown that the likelihood of ex-military personnel developing mental health problems following service is around one in five. Little is known …

How should we manage severe anxiety towards dental treatment in UK service personnel?

Abstract: Anxiety towards dental treatment is a significant barrier towards care within the United Kingdom Armed Forces. Avoidance of dental treatment results in morbidity, and …

The gendered politics of researching military policy in the age of the ‘knowledge economy’

Abstract: This article explores our experiences of conducting feminist interpretive research on the British Army Reserves. The project, which examined the everyday work-Army-life …

Reach and impact of the Armed Forces Covenant: Local grants programme

Abstract:This programme evaluation report examines the reach and impact of the Armed Forces Covenant: Local Grants Programme, a five-year initiative (2015–2020) that awarded 712 …

Living with Mesothelioma: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Male Military Veterans in the UK

Abstract: The UK has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world. Evidence in the United States suggests that mesothelioma may disproportionately affect military veterans. …

The Veterans' Advocacy People: Final Evaluation Report and Social Return on Investment Analysis

Abstract: This report is the final output of a rigorous and independent three-year evaluation of The Veterans' Advocacy People (previously Military Advocacy Service, mAs), …

Palliative and end-of-life care for military veterans: the forgotten few?

Summary: This article explores the experience of palliative and end-of-life care for veterans. The article considers ideas concerning the embodied experiences of military life and …

Coming home to the arts: theatre with military veterans and families

Abstract: Purpose: A significant number of military veterans and family members are living with post-traumatic stress, unmet mental health needs and isolation. There is growing …

Examining Veterans’ Interactions with the UK Social Security System through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Abstract: This paper uses the principles of trauma-informed care – safety, collaboration, choice, trustworthiness, and respect – to reflect on the quality of veterans’ …