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"A Woman in A Man's World": A Pilot Qualitative Study of Challenges Faced by Women Veterans During and After Deployment

 Abstract: Women Veterans face gender-specific challenges to military life and post-deployment readjustment, including gender-based discrimination and military sexual trauma. …

Veterans and Media: The Effects of News Exposure on Thoughts, Attitudes, and Support of Military Veterans

Abstract: The mass media are an important source of information concerning military service personnel and veterans. Veterans, veterans organizations, and others have criticized the …

Moral Injury as a Mediator of the Associations Between Sexual Harassment and Mental Health Symptoms and Substance Use Among Women Veterans

Abstract: Moral injury is an array of symptoms theorized to develop in response to morally injurious events, defined as events that challenge one's core moral beliefs and …

How to capitalise on military talent: employers' toolkit

Abstract: With around 385,0001 members of the Armed Forces community living in Wales we know the value of their contribution to the Welsh way of life. We know the majority of …

Exploring the Acceptability of The Together Webinar Programme for Military Partners: A Qualitative Study

Abstract: Background: Military partners appear at risk for developing psychological difficulties such as depression, generalized anxiety, and secondary trauma symptoms. Yet, …

Understanding the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury Accompanied by Loss of Consciousness and Well-Being: A Sample of UK Military Veterans

This piece of research aims to understand the link between traumatic brain injury plus loss of consciousness (TBI+LOC). Using clinical records 3335 treatment seeking veterans were …

Military Life Narratives and Identity Development among Black Post-9/11 Veterans

Abstract: Military culture is heterogenous and comprised of various subcultures with their own distinct military identity. The call for cultural competence has remained ubiquitous …

Between Order and Execution: A Phenomenological Approach to the Role of Relationships in Military Culture

Abstract: Despite the growing recognition that military identity and veteran identity are interrelated, there is scant literature that seeks to describe or define military …

Impact of COVID-19 on mental health care for Veterans: Improvise, adapt, and overcome

Abstract: The ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic would, by most definitions, be considered a “crisis.” While crises can be overwhelming and often expose vulnerabilities and …

System-wide implementation of telehealth to support military Veterans and their families in response to COVID-19: A paradigm shift

Abstract: The need for the expansion of telehealth services in behavioural health care existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, for a variety of reasons – including …

How We Fail US Foreign-Born Veterans: A Scoping Study of the Literature

Abstract: Many foreign-born US service members have taken advantage of expedited naturalization provisions for them to obtain US citizenship through military service. However, …

The Invisible Man: Male Veterans share their Lived Experience of Military Sexual Trauma in the British Armed Forces

Abstract: The overall aim of this study was to obtain detailed information that illustrated the lived experience of male veterans that had been victims/survivors of MSA & MST. …