The Armed Forces Community Healthcare navigation Project: Feasibility Study

Abstract: Launched in July 2017 and funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), the Armed Forces Community (AFC) Healthcare navigation Project tested the role of an AFC Healthcare …

Snapshot: Military Families

Abstract: This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to families within the UK military community. The Snapshot sets out policy responses and current structures of …

Snapshot: Physical Health

Abstract: This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to physical health among UK serving personnel, veterans and their families. The Snapshot sets out current structures …

The Experience of Parental Absence in Royal Navy and Royal Marines Families

Abstract: Being a parent and raising children is exciting and rewarding, but it can be tough at times for any family. The amount, patterns and types of parental absence faced by …

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 …

Benefit Not Burden (UK)

Abstract: The Armed Forces covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that people who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. It …

Focus On: Armed Forces Charities in the Criminal Justice System

Abstract: The majority of Service personnel make a successful transition to civilian life when their military service ends. For some, the transition from Service to civilian life …

Families Federation Factsheet: Armed Forces Information

Abstract: This fact sheet provides key figures and information to enhance understanding of the UK Armed Forces, based on data collected by the three Families Federations. We …

Evaluation of the Veterans’ Universal Passport

Abstract: This report combines two separate evaluation reports of the Veterans’ Universal Passport (VUP) pilot project, conducted by the Veterans and Families Institute for …

Self-employment and the Armed Forces Community

Abstract: The Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick, QinetiQ and X-Forces Enterprise were commissioned by Forces in Mind Trust to understand what more …

The training value of working with armed forces inpatients in psychiatry

Abstract: Over the last 10 years, the UK armed forces (UKAF) have been involved in operations worldwide. Mental health in the armed forces (AF) has been the subject of …