COVID-19 and experiences of moral injury in front-line key workers

Abstract: This editorial explores the concept of moral injury in front-line key workers during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The RAF Family – Experiences from Around the World: Survey Highlights Report

Summary: The RAF Families Federation provides all RAF personnel and their families – Regular and Reserve, single or married – with timely and professional support, assistance …

Soldiering on: a Survey on the Lived Experience of Tinnitus in aged Military Veterans in the UK

Abstract: Tinnitus has long been interrogated as a medical conundrum, with little discourse between medicine and other disciplines. It involves the perception of sound in the ears …

Factsheet ‘Looking back on deployment experiences’ in Dutch Veterans

Abstract: This factsheet outlines the results of a study to explore the meaning that veterans attach to their military deployment experiences. In collaboration with Utrecht …

Survey Snapshot: Benefits and Challenges of Dispersed Living

Abstract: The RAF Families Federation ran online surveys between December 2017 and February 2018, looking into the lived experience of dispersed families in the RAF. The surveys …

An exploration of how UK veterans diagnosed with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder experience therapy

Abstract: This research aims to fill this gap in the literature by asking veterans diagnosed with combat-related PTSD to describe and explore their experience of therapy. Six male …

No Man's Land - research study to explore the experience & needs of women veterans

Abstract: The overall aim of this ethnographic study was to obtain detailed information that illustrated the lived experience of women veterans. The women involved were keen …

Fighting with pride: LGBTQ in the Armed Forces

Abstract: To mark the 20th anniversary of the lifting of the British Armed Forces ‘gay ban’ on 12 January 2020, this book brings together a selection of LGBTQ servicemen and …

Lifting the Lid on Transition: The family experience and the support they need

Summary: This report adds the families’ voice to an existing transition evidence base and proposes a vision for families in transition: families that are equipped with accurate …

“I'm Still Fighting for the Two of Us”: How Partners of UK Veterans Construct Their Experience of Living with Combat‐Related Trauma

Abstract: There has been little qualitative research into the experiences of UK partners of veterans with PTSD. This study therefore aimed to explore how partners constructed …

Exploring members of the UK Armed Forces experience of recovery after treatment for a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder

Abstract: Background and Aims: The barriers to accessing mental health services for UK members of the Armed Forces (MAF) and veterans experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder …

The experience of foreign and commonwealth soldiers in the British Army: an exploration and methodological commentary

Abstract: The British Army is a large complex organisation, characterised by power and authority. Although it is mainly white and male, approximately seven percent of its …