Exploring Veteran cultural competency in Canadian health care services

Abstract: On leaving the military, Canadian Armed Forces Veterans begin receiving health care services in the civilian community. Health care providers may not understand the …

Caring for Veterans with Serious Illness

Abstract: US Veterans comprise approximately 7% of the population. About half of these Veterans seek care within the Department of Veterans Affairs; the other half receive their …

Stories Outside the Wire

What can creative methods offer our understanding of military power and militarised cultures? What constitutes ‘creative research’ in military studies? And, what are some of …

Vaccines, Military Culture, and Cynicism: Exploring COVID-19 Vaccination Attitudes among Veterans in Homeless Transitional Housing

Abstract: Veterans experiencing homelessness are particularly at risk from infection and transmission from COVID-19, and vaccines offer a promising avenue toward reducing that …

Measuring morality: Analyzing the factor structure of the moral foundations questionnaire in veterans

Abstract: Moral reasoning is an underexamined and potentially useful area of research relative to the care of moral injury in veterans. However, the most widely used measure of …

Perspectives on military culture among Veterans with a recent suicide attempt: Illustrating gender differences and informing suicide prevention

Abstract: This article aims to expand our understanding of military culture as it relates to gender and veterans’ mental health, drawing from rich qualitative data. Fifty …

Military culture and its impact on mental health and stigma

Abstract: This article reports two studies that used the Ganz Scale of Identification with Military Culture (GIMC), developed for these studies, to evaluate the relationships …

Military Sexual Trauma: Gender, Military Cultures, and the Medicalization of Abuse in Contemporary America

Abstract: Sexual violence is a serious problem within armed services. This article explores intra-service rape in branches of the U.S. military from the 1990s to the present. The …

“You haven’t gone out and done anything”: Exploring Disabled Veterans Experiences in Higher Education

Abstract: Through the analysis of 24 in-depth, semi-structured interviews, this study explored the process through which disability affects veterans’ experiences in the …

Military Masculinities on Television: Who Dares Wins

Abstract: In the UK, people in their millions still tune in to watch ex-soldiers train civilians in an imitation of the SAS selection process in the reality television show SAS: …

Evaluation of a Military Informed Care Training with Private Sector Healthcare Providers

Abstract: Military cultural competence that supports military-informed care (MIC) of veterans and service members is a necessity for healthcare systems to effectively care for 22 …

Maximising Operational Effectiveness: Exploring Stigma, Militarism, and the Normative Connections to Military Partners’ Support-Seeking

Abstract: Non-serving partners of personnel in the British military endure numerous challenges due to their association with the Armed Forces and complex systems of support exist …