Factsheet ‘Wishes and needs of veterans’ in the Netherlands
[Reference: Veteraneninstituut, 2014. Wishes and needs of veterans. Fact Sheet.]

This excellent factsheet is dated Dec 2014 but it has clearly been well researched and is equally as relevant, to the well being of Veterans, today in 2019 as it was 5 years ago.

It begins by asking: “Wh…[Read more]

Both Matt and Mary Beth make excellent points in opening a discussion on Veteran well-being. Matt is so right when he says that veteran well-being should be more than just the binary of in or out of employment. Of interest perhaps is that the US the Department of Labor tracks veterans’ performance outcomes and has done for many years. The E…[Read more]

Hi Alex,
To avoid a nil return – Your info on the IWM talks noted. Sounds interesting and I will pass it on.

There would appear to be some therapeutic benefit to veterans playing roles in military-themed lays. Veterans are also very keen to point out inaccuracies in dress and equipment, sequences of events in re-lived situations and in particular, the way soldiers relate and speak to each other, especially at different rank levels. One veteran told me…[Read more]

Hi Kristina,
Yes please add me to the list of those who would like to enjoy a drink to celebrate a very successful conference!

Hi ALL,
I am looking forward to the first FiMT/VFRH on 11 October 2018. I have just finished writing up some new research on Armed Forces and Veterans and Breakfast Clubs – a relatively new support facility for veterans and hope to get it published in the Social Science Online (SRO) Journal before the year-end.

Hi Kris, I understand your intent. I am currently exploring the growth of Armed Forces Breakfast Clubs. Generally my main interest is in veterans who succeed rather than those who suffer. The effects of frequent changes of schools for children in service families is certainly an interesting topic to explore.
Jim

Hi Kristina, just seen your post. Can you clarify please; are you speaking of the education of serving personnel or the dependants thereof.