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Veterans and Benefits

This research explores the relationships between social demographics, Service characteristics and mental health with unemployment and disability benefit usage by ex-Service …

Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury With Aggressive Driving in Iraq and Afghanistan Combat Veterans

Abstract: Purpose: Aggressive driving contributes to the high rates of postdeployment motor vehicle–related injury and death observed among veterans, and veterans cite problems …

Typologies of Adverse Childhood Experiences and their Relationship to Incarceration in U.S. Military Veterans

Abstract: Numerous studies have reported that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with negative psychosocial outcomes in adulthood, but no study has examined the …

The impact of substance use disorders on treatment engagement among justice-involved veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract: Veterans involved with the criminal justice system represent a particularly vulnerable population who experience high rates of both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

The Armed Forces Covenant

Abstract: The Armed Forces Covenant outlines society's obligation to those who have served in the Armed Forces. Those who have served should face no disadvantage compared to other …

Transition in Scotland

Transition from the Armed Forces to civilian life invariably involves leaving behind a job, a home, a community and a unique way of life. Most Servicemen and women and their …

Gender in Veteran Reintegration and Transition: a Scoping Review

Abstract: This article presents the results of a scoping review of Canadian and international literature on gender and Veteran reintegration and transition. The scoping review …

Sanctions, Support & Service Leavers: Welfare conditionality and transitions from military to civilian life. First-wave findings.

Abstract: This report presents the first-wave findings of an ongoing project funded by the Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) called Sanctions, Support and Service Leavers: Welfare …

Characteristics, needs, and experiences of U.S. veterans on a specialized prison unit

Abstract: The Veterans Service Unit (VSU) in Connecticut is one of several all-veterans prison units that are being created throughout the United States. This study examined the …

Veterans and Violence: An Exploration of Pre-enlistment, Military and Post-Service Life

Abstract: Despite growing criminological interest in the many ex-service personnel mired within the UK’s criminal justice system, there remains a paucity of qualitative research …

A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of Veterans Who Are Serving Sentences in Custody

Abstract: The focus on veterans in research is not a novel topic; however, the majority of studies are related to trauma, employment, mental health, suicide, and substance misuse. …

Leaving The Armed Forces and Living In North Wales (Lay Version)

This study was carried out by Glyndwr University and was funded by the Forces in Mind Trust. We want this study to help improve the transition to civilian life for veterans living …