Support for UK Veterans
This briefing paper details the support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has estimated there are 2.0 million UK armed forces …
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Branching Out A National Framework to start-up and scale-up Housing First in Scotland
Scotland has been on a mission to ensure that people with the hardest experiences of homelessness get housing first and fast. Scaling up Housing First in line with local need …
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UK Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022-2032
This UK Armed Forces Families Strategy 2022-32 has a dual focus: to inspire partnership working across the UK, honouring the enduring pledge of the Armed Forces Covenant; and to provide …
Improving access to social housing for members of the Armed Forces, Veterans, and their families
We published a consultation on 9 January 2019 setting out proposals for new statutory guidance for local authorities on how they can assist members of the Armed Forces, Veterans, and …
Evidence Brief: Detection and Treatment of Dental Problems on Chronic Disease Outcomes
The ESP Coordinating Center (ESP CC) is responding to a request from the Partnered Evidence-Based Policy Resource Center (PEPReC) for an evidence brief on the relation between receipt of preventive …
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Health concerns in UK Armed Forces personnel
As a result of the nature of their employment members of the UK Armed Forces may, on occasion, be exposed to physical danger. Although the nature of the occupational hazards …
Deaths in the UK regular armed forces: Annual summary and trends over time 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2020
This statistical bulletin provides information on deaths in service in 2o2o among UK regulars and trends over a ten year period.
The Mental Health of the UK Armed Forces 2021 Key Facts
This briefing note, updated for 2021, gives an outline of the current evidence on military mental health in the UK, including in serving regulars, serving reserves and those who have …
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The impact of parental deployment on the well-being of British Army children in the pre-school year
This briefing paper details the key findings of research that explores the impact of parental deployment on the well-being of children.
What is the Impact of Duration of Service for Veteran Men Offenders?
This ‘Research in Brief’ focuses on a specific aspect of a research study into veteran offenders, including an examination of their institutional behaviour and post-release experiences. The full report is …
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Characteristics of Men Offenders who Self-Reported Veteran Status
This ‘Research in Brief’ summary focuses on a specific aspect of a research study into veteran offenders in Canada by providing an examination of their institutional behaviour and post-release experiences. …
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UK Defence Expenditure
This paper summarises UK defence expenditure (historic, current, and planned), international comparisons of defence expenditure of NATO Allies, and the financial cost of UK military operations.
Support for UK Veterans
This briefing paper details the support available to Armed Forces Veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel
This publication explores ideas, policy and support around the education of children from Service families.
Post 16 Education Scholarships for Bereaved Service Children
This documents outlines a scheme to give the children of those whose death is attributable to Service a head start in life by enabling them to progress in their post …
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Supporting veterans transition to civilian life through employment
This publication explores how best to encourage employment of veterans through a National Insurance Contribution (NICs) relief for employers who hire veterans.
Service Child Distribution in England
This briefing shows the distribution of the children of Armed Forces personnel across state schools in England as indicated by eligibility for Service Pupil Premium.
AFF Listening to our Service Children survey
This command brief details findings from a survey exploring family views on the impact of Service life on Army children.
RAF Dispersed Families: summary briefing paper
The RAF Families Federation provides all RAF personnel and their families – Regular and Reserve, single or married – with timely and professional support, assistance and an independent voice regarding …
Reserves in the Future Force 2020: Valuable and Valued
This White Paper details the role of the UK’s Future Reserve Forces and explores how plans will accommodate the need for change within the Reserve Forces, outlining what will need …
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Support for UK Veterans
This briefing paper details the support available to Armed Forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
LGBT Military Personnel: A Strategic Vision for Inclusion
This report outlines a strategic vision for including LGBT military personnel in the Armed Forces.
Veterans Aware Manifesto – Veterans Covenant Hospital Alliance
This manifesto document is aimed at healthcare providers and sets out the objectives of the UK’s Veterans Covenant Hospital Alliance, the standards expected from Veteran Aware health and care providers …
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Veterans Act 2012
This bulletin details Acts and Decrees of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with regards to veterans and the duty of care to veterans.
The education of Service children: findings of a National Audit Office consultation
This briefing paper was prepared to help inform the House of Commons Defence Committee’s inquiry into the education of Service children, its third in a series of inquiries looking at …
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Transforming rehabilitation: a strategy for reform
This paper sets out how the UK will transform the way the country rehabilitates offenders, to make progress in driving down reoffending rates. We are clear that the level of …
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The needs of ex-service personnel in the criminal justice system: Evidence from two surveys
This analytical summary presents findings from the Offender Management Community Cohort Study (OMCCS) and the Resettlement Surveys (RS), to consider whether ex-service personnel with experience of the CJS have specific …
People in prison: Ex-service personnel
This findings paper summarises the literature on ex-Service personnel to explore the differing needs and experiences of this particular sub-group within the prison and custody population.
The Myths Surrounding Veterans
This article explores the myths surrounding veteran post-conflict difficulties, specifically examining why misleading information and erroneous beliefs still exist.
The Mental Health of the UK Armed Forces 2018 Key Facts
This briefing note gives an outline of the current evidence on military mental health in the UK, including in serving regulars, serving reserves and those who have left service.
The Community Quarterback: Veterans and their Families are Coming Home. Are we Ready?
We know communities that successfully support their military-impacted populations are those that engage their entire citizenry in the unique challenges facing veterans transitioning home. Therefore, we need to create a …
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Call to Action: Toward Ending Female Veteran Homelessness
This report raises a call to action and offers recommendations to work towards the ending of female veteran homelessness. The report expands on the background to the issues relating to …
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The Courts and Military Families: Urgent Action Needed
This policy brief explores the demographics of military families in the context of family court, with recommendations for families impacted by military service and moving through the court process.
Ensuring Behavioral Healthcare Capacity and Quality for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families
This military behavioral health policy brief addresses the development of a high-capacity behavioral health workforce to care for our nation’s service members, veterans, and military families. A great deal of …
Safety on the homefront: adequately addressing violence in families impacted by military service
This policy brief explores the subject of violence in families impacted by military service, including recognising the relationship between mental wounds and violent behaviour, and addressing the gap in support …
Together We Stand, Divided We Fall: Connectedness, Suicide, and Social Media in the Military
This policy brief explores the issue of suicide in the military, focussing in particular on social factors and social media, and makes recommendations for addressing this issue. An addendum to …
Overcoming Barriers to Employment for Veterans: Current Trends and Practical Approaches
This policy brief explores barriers to employment for veterans, job support for veterans and practical solutions to address the problems.
The military child within the public education system
This policy brief explores topics relating to the military child in the context of school and education, and gives recommendations for the development of the education system in order to …
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Fighting a war created at home: How stereotypes and stigma hinder America’s veterans
Every day, we talk about the stigma and stereotypes attached to veterans. The problem is, we stop with the words stereotype or stigma and do not go so far as …
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Increasing understanding of infants and young children in military families through focused research
Until recently, the examination of the effects of combat deployment on military families have been largely limited to a small number of studies involving Vietnam veterans. While these studies help …
Navigating the Department of Veterans Affairs with Invisible Wounds: How to Overcome the Stigma of “Delay, Deny & Hope You Die”
This policy brief explores how veterans with mental health illnesses navigate the help and support available through the Department of Veteran Affairs, and the problems they can face when trying …
From War to the Workplace: Helping Veterans Transition to Civilian Work Settings
This policy brief provides various recommendations that aim to reduce veteran unemployment and help veterans transition to civilian work settings. The brief explores the context of veteran unemployment and the …
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Healthcare for Veterans in the Era of Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act of 2010
This policy brief explores the continuity and coordination of care under the veteran healthcare system, taking into consideration integrated care and mental health services for veterans.
The Transgender Veteran Experience: Policy Impacts on Treatment
This policy brief explores the active service experiences of transgender personnel and veterans. In particular, attention is paid to the types of services sought, the treatment for transgender veterans and …
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More Than a House: Ending Veteran Homelessness by Addressing Failed Transition Policies
This policy brief explores veteran homelessness, including current and future policy, as well as recommendations.
Genitourniary Trauma in the Military: Impact, Prevention, and Recommendations
This brief focuses on multiple levels of prevention to describe the problem of genitourniary trauma and identify areas for improvement in preventing this problem.
The Elephant in the Bedroom: Sexual Functioning in Military Populations
This policy brief provides an overview of the problem of sexual functioning in military populations, discusses challenges associated with assessment, present available treatment options, and provide recommendations for applying the …
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Housing options for serving and ex-military personnel in the UK
The principal responsibility for providing housing information and advice to military personnel lies with the armed forces up to the point of discharge. These services are delivered through the Joint …
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