Abstract: The purpose of this Strategy is to provide direction to officials who are responsible for policy development in the areas that make up the ‘offer’ to the Service …
Abstract: RAND Europe was commissioned by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), a charity which aims to improve the lives of ex-Service personnel and their families, to conduct the …
Abstract: In this paper, we explore our use of a dialogical storytelling approach to alleviate some of the tensions involved in researching another person's embodied experience. …
Abstract: To date, more than 1.3 million service members have served in the Global War on Terrorism. These men and women and their families face a range of stressful situations …
Abstract: The combat veteran paradox proposes that most changes individuals experience resulting from combat exposure are normal, and not indicative of a mental health disorder. …
Abstract: This survey hopes to gain a clearer understanding of the wishes, needs and experiences of veterans as regards three topics. Those topics are veterans’ policy, the …
Abstract: Purpose of the Study: We examined the association of military service-related exposures (SREs) with physical health trajectories to establish whether combat and other …
Abstract: About a decade ago we proposed the notion of late-onset stress symptomatology , to characterize the later-life emergence of symptoms related to early-life warzone trauma …
Abstract: The Department of Defense (DOD) developed its strategy to prevent sexual assault using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) framework for effective …
This study investigates, adopting a longitudinal approach, existential spiritual life among military service members (N = 19) during their transition into civilian life. Four …
Abstract: This study explores how US veterans who suffer from mental health problems navigate between two primary statuses: national hero and mental patient. The analysis reveals …
Abstract: Finding employment is one of the key ingredients of a Service person’s (and their family’s) successful transition into civilian life. As this report acknowledges, …