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 …

Childhood Trauma Exposure Exacerbates the Impact of Concurrent Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence on Women's Posttraumatic Symptoms

Abstract: Although it is well established that intimate partner violence (IPV) is detrimental to women's mental health, it remains unclear to what extent symptoms can be …

Living Liminal Lives: Army Partners’ Spatiotemporal Experiences of Deployment

Abstract: The emotional cycle of deployment theorized by Logan and adapted by Pincus, House, Christenson, and Alder is often applied by academics and military support agencies to …

The Together Programme: Supporting Caregiving Partners of veterans

Abstract: In a recent analysis conducted by Combat Stress of UK, partners living alongside veterans with mental health difficulties, rates for depression and PTSD were higher …

Are we family? A scoping review of how military families are defined in mental health and substance use research

Abstract: Introduction: While some families may experience poor mental health, substance use, and poor school performance due to service life, the usefulness and applicability of …

The Spirit of Community, The Army Family, and the Impact on Formal and Informal Support Mechanisms

Abstract: There is evidence that the “spirit of community” within the British military community is in decline. Servicemen are more likely to regard their profession as a job, …