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Making the Benefits System Fit for Service: Improving Support for Veterans with Military Compensation (full report and executive summary available)

Abstract: After over a decade of significant conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, between 2001 and 2014, 21,756 Service men and women from the Armed Forces were medically discharged …

African American Veterans Career Transition Using the Transition Goals, Plans, Success (GPS) Program as a Model for Success

Abstract: Increased deployments to combat operation areas have resulted in veterans transitioning from the military in more significant numbers. Likewise, African American veterans …

An exploration into the risk and protective factors to school adaptation as experienced by children living in army compared to non-army families

Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to explore the similarities and differences of perceived risk and protective factors to school adaptation as experienced by children living in …

British Public Opinion after a Decade of War: Attitudes to Iraq and Afghanistan

Abstract: Using data from the 2011 British Social Attitudes survey (n = 3,311), this article compares British public opinion of the purposes and successes of the Iraq and …

Combat‐injured service members and their families: The relationship of child distress and spouse‐perceived family distress and disruption

Abstract: Combat injury in military service members affects both child and family functioning. This preliminary study examined the relationship of child distress postinjury to …

The diary of an Operational Stress Injury clinic psychiatrist during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract: This article details one person's experience of working as a clinician during the COVID-19 pandemic, including how veterans are accessing treatment during this time. The …

Living a life less ordinary: What can the families of essential workers responding to COVID-19 learn from UK military families?

Abstract: Occupational stressors raised by the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact on the short and long-term mental health of essential workers as well as that of their …

Soldiering on only goes so far: How a Qualitative Study on Veteran Loneliness in New Zealand Influenced Support During COVID-19 Lockdown

Abstract: On April 25, 2020, Veterans’ Affairs in New Zealand (NZ) contacted approximately 3,000 of 8,000 known military Veterans by phone during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to …

Veteran Stroke Survivors' Lived Experiences After Being Discharged Home: a Phenomenological Study

Abstract: Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults and third cause of death in the United States. Survivors face challenges postdischarge, including risks in …

Responses to Concerning Posts on Social Media and Their Implications for Suicide Prevention Training for Military Veterans: Qualitative Study

Abstract: Background: A “concerning post” is a display of a user’s emotional crisis on a social media platform. A better understanding of concerning posts is relevant to …

Ethnoracial differences in treatment-seeking veterans with substance use disorders and co-occurring PTSD: Presenting characteristics and response to integrated exposure-based treatment

Abstract: Objective: Substance use disorders (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently co-occur. While previous research has examined ethnoracial differences among …

Disability, Masculinity, Militarism: The Paralympics and the Cultural (Re-)production of the Para-athlete-soldier

Abstract: In this paper, we unpack the body politic of the para-athlete-soldier and its positioning within masculinizing, militarized, national, popular cultural discourses. …