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We Also Served: The Health and Well-Being of Female Veterans in the UK

Abstract: Women’s integration into the UK Armed Forces has resulted from a number of policy changes over the decades. Women now make up 11% of the UK Armed Forces and veteran …

Translating Public Health Recommendations Using the Army Design Methodology

Abstract: The U.S. Army employs over 470,000 active duty soldiers throughout the world. Although the Army also employs hundreds of public health professionals, public health …

Lifting Our Sights: Beyond 2030 – the Impact of Future Trends on the Transition of our Armed Forces Community from Military to Civilian Life

Summary: The Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) commissioned Future Agenda to undertake a year-long study looking at “Future trends and their impact on the Armed Forces Community in …

Armistice and Armed Forces Communities Programme evaluative report

Abstract:This evaluative report assesses the Armistice and Armed Forces Communities programme, delivered in 2018 by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. Utilizing silhouette …

Aged Veterans Fund evaluative report

Abstract:This evaluative report examines the Aged Veterans Fund—a £30 million initiative delivered between 2016 and 2017—to address the wellbeing, social care, and health …

The Role of PTSD Symptom Clusters and Criterion in Predicting Future High-risk Drug and Alcohol use Among Returning Veteran Men and Women

Abstract: The prevalence of co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) remains exceptionally high among returning veterans, with numerous …

Trauma-related Guilt and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Military Veterans: The Role of Psychological Inflexibility

Abstract: A growing body of evidence has shown consistent support for the association between trauma-related guilt and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, factors that …

Military Service, Combat Experience, and Civic Participation

Abstract: Military service is a highly social—and potentially socializing—experience. However, the long-term social effect of military service is a little-studied topic, and …

Accelerated resolution therapy and a thematic approach to military experiences in US Special Operations Veterans

Abstract: Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) is an emerging therapeutic intervention that has demonstrated effectiveness in treating post-traumatic stress, anxiety and …

Mental Well-being Interventions in the Military: The Ten Key Principles

Abstract: Organisations including the United Kingdom Armed Forces should seek to implement mental health interventions to increase the psychological well-being of their workforce. …

Aging together in the aftermath of war: marital adjustment and subjective age of veterans and their spouses

Abstract: Trauma has long-term effects on those directly exposed to it, but it also impacts those closest to them, particularly one’s spouse, as the marital relationship is of …

'Deeply odd': women veterans as critical feminist scholars

Abstract: A series of conversations between two women veterans triggered a realization that our military service had been 'deeply odd'. Jointly authored by a historian and a social …