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 …
Branching Out A National Framework to start-up and scale-up Housing First in Scotland Read More »
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 …
Defence has access to around 1.8% of the UK landmass. We have a statutory duty to protect and safeguard the environmental and heritage value of our sites. We have the …
This document outlines the commitments NHS England and NHS Improvement are making to improve the health and wellbeing of the Armed Forces community, serving personnel (regulars and reservists), veterans and …
Healthcare for the Armed Forces community: a forward view Read More »
This Infographic provides an overview and some key findings from The Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group (CAF TG) Satisfaction Survey, which administered to ill and/or injured Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) …
Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group: Leading the Way for a Smooth Transition Read More »
This guide has been produced to provide information on a range of topics to consider as you plan for your transition to civilian life in Scotland. It aims to give …
A Guide to Services for The Armed Forces Community in Scotland Read More »
This document provides key facts and figures about UK veterans, focusing on veterans’ employment, health, housing, the justice system and the Armed Forces Covenant.
This document outlines in detail the UK’s Armed Forces Covenant, as it was implemented afresh in 2011, and expands on the range of actions the Government is taking to rebuild …
This document outlines the procedures that it is recommended are followed when a school pupil ceases to be registered at a school and becomes registered at another school. This may …
This guide is for use in school and education settings to ensure service children and families receive the support available and ensure disadvantage due to armed forces life is mitigated …
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Service Children’s Education Guide Read More »
Set out in this report are details of the UK education system, to help Service families navigate choices and make decisions.
This publication explores how best to encourage employment of veterans through a National Insurance Contribution (NICs) relief for employers who hire veterans.
This informational article discusses how to help children cope when a family member is on a military deployment.
This paper discusses the guidance for military families with children attending public school in the United States.
This summary piece documents the deployments of the UK Armed Forces over the decade 2010-2020.
This guide, produced by the Scottish Government, provides information on housing options for those in the Armed Forces community, recognising the difference in need for members/families of the AF community …
A Scottish housing guide for people leaving the Armed Forces & ex-Service personnel Read More »
This document offers some key facts and data about veterans in the UK. It focuses on veterans’ employment, health, housing, and the justice system, and provides some sources of further …
This guide has been developed to offer information, written specifically for families. It covers areas highlighted as needed by families and Service personnel who participated in previous research into family …
This report aims to offer a strategic overview of transition from the Armed Forces against the current economic, demographic and social backdrop in Scotland, bringing up-to-date and developing the work …
Positive Futures – Getting Transition Right in Scotland Read More »
This guide was produced by the UK’s Ministry of Defence for Service Leavers, to provide help and advice on a range of topics relevant to planning for transition to civilian …
This report gives an overview of the work of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research.
This publication outlines and details the UK’s tri-Service holistic transition policy and procedures. This document exists in tandem with JSP 534 which details resettlement procedures and employment support across Defence and …
This document relates to an online course provided for Canadian civilian employees to give an understanding of military culture and environment.
This booklet has been produced for UK Service Leavers, to help provide advice on a range of topics as personnel plan for their transition to civilian life. It aims to …
The purpose of this Joint Service Publication (JSP) is to explain the rights of reservists returning from a period of mobilised service, how to protect those rights and how to …
The purpose of these associated policy documents is to set out the procedures by which the policy for provision of resettlement and employment support is implemented across Defence and within …
JSP 534: the tri-service resettlement and employment manual Read More »
This Joint Service Publication (JSP) details the MOD’s process for the assessment and approval of research protocols involving human participants. It provides instructions and guidance for all involved in sponsoring, funding, …
JSP 536 – Ministry of Defence Policy for Research Involving Human Participants Read More »
This guide provides information on some of the issues veterans might face and some of the military structures, customs and phrases that matter to ex-Service personnel but can be baffling …
This guide details the British Army Leadership Code, which explores the core values that set the standards for the British Army.
This document includes pre-reading material, research and tools that provide background understanding to the Military Human CPD course, available in the UK as part of York St John University’s The …
The Military Human (TM): Understanding Military Culture & Transition Read More »
This report gives an overview of the activities of the Forces in Mind Trust and is a useful document for those wanting to gain an overview of some of the …
This publication provides statistics on recent and historical sexual offences that are dealt with wholly within the UK’s Service Justice System.
This document provides a summary of reports from NATO member and partner nations, with regards to work on gender perspectives.
This directive from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) provides guidance and direction on gender-related issues within NATO’s work.
This handbook explores the role of women in the Armed Forces and diversity more generally in the Armed Forces, as well as offering mechanisms to help prevent and respond to …
This report outlines a strategic vision for including LGBT military personnel in the Armed Forces.
These guidelines establish NATO’s response to and prevention of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence.
This report explores attitudes and beliefs about relationships in the workplace and reported experiences with sexual harassment, the effects harassment has on individuals and the programs agencies use to combat it.
This document explores gender in the Armed Forces and how mission objectives can be achieved with mixed teams of female and male personnel across Europe.
This toolkit was released by the US Navy as part of the Navy’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program.
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 …
Veterans Aware Manifesto – Veterans Covenant Hospital Alliance Read More »
This Statistical bulletin provides summary statistics on employment outcomes, six months after leaving Service, for UK regular and Gurkha Service personnel who left the UK Armed Forces and accessed employment …
Career Transition Partnership Annual Statistics: UK Regular Service Personnel Employment Read More »
Peacekeeping missions nowadays frequently include activities in the area of reconstruction and humanitarian aid. For veterans, it does not always end there. This is because a growing number of veterans …
Fact Sheet Netherlands ‘Veterans with a mission’ Read More »
This fact sheet explains the policy decisions and founding ideas underpinning the Netherlands Veterans’ Institute.
The first document on veterans, entitled “Coherent Care for Veterans”, was published in the Netherlands in 1990. The document cited two central policy objectives: 1) promoting and increasing public recognition …
More than twenty years ago the realisation dawned that the government had failed in showing its appreciation for veterans. The sometimes critical reporting on veterans in the media and also …
Fact Sheet ‘Public Appreciation’ in the Netherlands Read More »
Under the Veterans Act, which entered into force in 2014 in the Netherlands, a veteran is “the serviceman or servicewoman, former serviceman or servicewoman, or former conscript of the Netherlands …
Factsheet ‘Veterans and their missions’ in the Netherlands Read More »
A substantial majority of the Dutch population (approximately 80%) will at some point experience one or more potentially traumatic events. Some people undergoing such an event will experience post-traumatic symptoms. …
Fact Sheet ‘Post-traumatic Stress Disorder following deployment’ in the Dutch population Read More »
Participation in a peacekeeping mission affects not only the serviceman but also his relatives and family members. The home front also feels the effects of the deployment. This fact sheet …
Fact sheet ‘The home front during the deployment cycle’ in the Netherlands Read More »
Decorations are awards and honours given for outstanding services and achievements. Granting decorations is a long-standing phenomenon in Western culture. The Romans had an honours system, as too did religious …
Since 2000, the Veterans’ Institute has had an annual survey conducted into public opinion on veterans and topics related to veterans, where some of the same questions recur every year. …
Fact sheet ‘Public Opinion on Veterans’ in the Netherlands Read More »
This fact sheet explores the perception of Dutch veterans in the media. Appreciation and perception are closely linked terms. Some veterans feel unappreciated or underappreciated and also make reference to …
This fact sheet explores the discussion behind having a Veterans’ day in the Netherlands.
This factsheet explores the recent history of commemorative badges awarded to veterans in the Netherlands.
This factsheet explores the significance of military conflict memorials in the Netherlands. Since the Second World War, more than 22,000 service personnel and militarised civilians serving in the Netherlands armed services …
This fact sheet explores the Dutch policy on public appreciation for veterans and the reporting on veterans in the media.
This fact sheet explores veteran experiences of guilt and shame following peacekeeping missions.
This fact sheet explores the educational programme ‘Veteran in the Classroom’, which is part of a broader educational programme of the National Veterans’ Day Committee in the Netherlands.
This fact sheet gives an overview of interviews conducted with veterans as part of the Netherlands Veterans Interview Project (IPNV).
This fact sheet explores terms used to describe physical symptoms that are not easily explained and result from the health risks to which Service personnel are exposed during deployment.
This bulletin details Acts and Decrees of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with regards to veterans and the duty of care to veterans.
This document provides a framework for effectively planning and delivering personalised care in line with the health commitments of the UK’s Armed Forces Covenant.
Since January 2015 in the UK, as part of the Basic Custody Screening (BCS) interview, individuals entering custody have been asked whether they had previously served in the armed services, …
This guide explores provision in Wales for the health and wellbeing of prisoners who are veterans.
This information sheet was originally produced for Service Leavers of the British Army, to explore and build understanding of the emotional pathways of military transition to civilian life. This resource …
This is a report on a conference held to discuss best practices for human service professionals helping veterans transition into meaningful employment post-service.
This document accompanies the Well-being Inventory (WBI), providing background information and a manual for how to make best use of the WBI. The WBI is a tool used to assess key …
This report provides an overview of the mental health provision made by armed forces charities registered across the UK. It gives insight into mental health provision, different types of service …
Focus On: Armed Forces Charities’ Mental Health Provision Read More »
This practical guide is for care managers and staff of residential care facilities who are or may be delivering care to veterans. The guide offers steps that can be taken, …
Supporting Military Veterans in Residential Care Read More »
This document sets out the pathway for meeting the housing needs of former members of the armed forces who will be resettling in Wales. In recognition of their service to …
National Housing Pathway for Ex-Service Personnel Read More »
This guide presents positive steps to prevent homelessness among UK ex-Service personnel, and their families, and to improve access to housing. It was developed to help front line advisers working in …
A guide to housing options in England for ex-Service personnel Read More »
