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 …
Method: Qualitative
Veteransâ Experiences Initiating VA-Based Mental Health Care
Military veterans who could benefit from mental health services often do not access them. Research has revealed a range of barriers associated with initiating United States Department of Veterans Affairs …
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Engaging Stakeholders in Identifying Access Research Priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Access Research Consortium (VARC), a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consortium of Research focused on access to healthcare, has been funded by VAâs Health Services Research and Development …
Veteran Perspectives on Care Coordination Between Veterans Affairs and Community Providers: A Qualitative Analysis
This paper investigates veteran perspectives on challenges in care coordination between US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinics and community providers in rural areas.
Complementary and integrative medicine perspectives among veteran patients and VHA healthcare providers for the treatment of headache disorders: a qualitative study
This research evaluates veteran patient and provider perceptions and preferences on complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) for headache management.
Comparison between Defence Healthcare Engagement and humanitarian assistance
Humanitarian assistance and Defence Healthcare Engagement have traditionally both been taught on the Medical Humanitarian Stabilisation Operations Course. However, the two activities are distinct. This paper outlines the critical differences …
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Clearing Away Past Wreckage: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Identity and Mental Health Access by Female Veterans
Women Veterans are the largest veteran population yet have significant mental health disparities, greater than both civilian women and veteran men. This article used constructivist grounded theory methods to explore …
Development of a Perceived Access Inventory for Community Care Mental Healthcare Services for Veterans
Access to high-quality healthcare, including mental healthcare, is a high priority for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Meaningful monitoring of progress will require patient-centered measures of access. To that …
The Long and Winding Road to Postsecondary Education for US Veterans with Invisible Injuries
Veterans with âinvisible injuriesâ (a mental health diagnosis or a traumatic brain injury) often pursue higher education to enhance employment and community reintegration, but frequently experience challenges to success. This …
Veteransâ Preferences for Exchanging Information Using Veterans Affairs Health Information Technologies: Focus Group Results and Modeling Simulations
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has multiple health information technology (HIT) resources for veterans to support their health care management. These include a patient portal, VetLink Kiosks, mobile apps, …
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of an Education Program for Primary Care Teams on Discussing Firearms Storage Safety with Veterans
Reducing access to lethal means is one of the few empirically supported approaches for lowering suicide rates, and safe firearms storage practices have been associated with reduced risk of death …
Veteransâ self-expression in poetry
Research shows that Veterans benefit from writing poetry for therapeutic purposes. This article suggests the need for future research that considers the effects of the artistic choices that Veterans make …
Veteran families with complex needs: a qualitative study of the veteransâ support system
Families with complex needs face significant challenges accessing and navigating health and social services. For veteran families, these challenges are exacerbated by interactions between military and civilian systems of care, …
Development of a veteran engagement toolkit for researchers
Engaging patients in the planning, implementation and dissemination of research can increase the credibility and relevance of results and lead to higher quality, more patient-centered care. Veterans have unique experiences …
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Responses to Concerning Posts on Social Media and Their Implications for Suicide Prevention Training for Military Veterans: Qualitative Study
A âconcerning postâ is a display of a userâs emotional crisis on a social media platform. A better understanding of concerning posts is relevant to suicide prevention, but little is …
Veteransâ Perspectives on Military Sexual Trauma-Related Communication with VHA Providers
Given the number of veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST) and the impact of these experiences on veteran health, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) providers frequently communicate with patients …
Posttraumatic stress disorder and interpersonal process in homeless veterans participating in a peer mentoring intervention: Associations with program benefit
Homelessness among veterans has dropped dramatically since the expansion of services for homeless veterans in 2009, and now engaging homeless veterans in existing programs will be important to continuing to …
Veteran Engagement in Health Services Research: a Conceptual Model
With 20 million living veterans and millions more immediate family members, and approximately 9 million veterans enrolled in the nationally networked VA healthcare system, representing the interests and needs of …
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Veteran peer suicide prevention: A communityâbased peer prevention model
The purpose of this study was to develop a conceptual model of communityâbased veteran peer suicide prevention.
Research translation for military and veteran health: research, practice, policy
This article outlines military and veteran health research translation as summarized from a collaborative workshop led by experts across health care research, practice, and administration in DoD, VA, the National …
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Reducing veteransâ risk for suicidal behaviors: a qualitative study to inform development of the RECLAIM health promotion program
In an effort to reduce the high rate of suicide among post-9/11 veterans, a collaborative team within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has developed a holistic community-based health promotion …
Veteran-centered barriers to VA mental healthcare services use
Some veterans face multiple barriers to VA mental healthcare service use. However, there is limited understanding of how veteransâ experiences and meaning systems shape their perceptions of barriers to VA …
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Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Experiences among Veterans with Polytrauma/Traumatic Brain Injury History
Evidence suggests that Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with polytrauma/traumatic brain injury (TBI) history and neurobehavioral symptoms may face difficulties returning to work, yet also encounter barriers to accessing, navigating, …
Body image and psychosocial well-being among UK military personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering conflict injuries
This study highlights the psychosocial experiences and unmet support needs of personnel and veterans who sustained appearance-altering injuries (e.g., scarring and limb loss). Findings can inform the development of interventions …
The influence of romantic relationships in assessment of suicide risk in U.S. Army Soldiers
Even though suicide theories highlight the importance of interpersonal connection, little is known about how romantic relationships impact suicide risk among military personal seeking treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Defining integrity: An approach and military application
Personnel selection research has seen an increasing interest in integrity tests. Although these tests have been found to predict a variety of workplace criteria, a long-standing criticism of integrity tests …
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Veterans to workplace: Keys to successful transition
The purpose of the current research effort was two-fold: (a) determine what behaviors successful veteran job candidates perform during the job application process that distinguish them from less successful ones, …
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Web-Based Problem-solving Training With and Without Peer Support in Veterans With Unmet Mental Health Needs: Pilot Study of Feasibility, User Acceptability, and Participant Engagement
eHealth tools have the potential to meet the mental health needs of individuals who experience barriers to accessing in-person treatment. However, most users have less than optimal engagement with eHealth …
The Impact of PTSD and mTBI on the Relationship Between Subjective and Objective Cognitive Deficits in Combat-Exposed Veterans
Veterans may be subject to both post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or both. How these separately or together affect a veteran’s cognitive state, both …
Direct skeletal fixation: A new treatment option for Canadian war amputees
Combat-related extremity amputations are common injuries during armed conflict. In recent years, improvised explosive devices have been responsible for massive trauma, including major amputations. Many war amputees have functional limitations …
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Qualitative analysis of long-term chronic pain program management outcomes: Veterans and civilians
This study sought to determine how much patients with chronic pain could be helped to function better long after completing a four-week interdisciplinary pain management program. Comments from 16 Veterans …
Microprocessor knee versus non-microprocessor knee for backup device in lower limb prostheses: A qualitative study
Current policy in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is to provide individuals with an amputation through or above the knee with a prosthesis with a …
Barriers and facilitators of help seeking among morally injured Canadian Armed Forces Veterans and service members: A qualitative analysis
Moral injury (MI) refers to the psycho-spiritual consequences of extremely challenging events that threaten oneâs moral beliefs and core values. MI is characterized by intense shame, guilt, anger, loss of …
Living separately during the week: Influences on family functioning, health, and well-being of UK naval families
Military life can involve many different separations from family as a result of operational demands. Approximately 4 in 10 UK Royal Navy and Royal Marine families report living separately during …
Success in life after service: A perspective on conceptualizing the well-being of military Veterans
Military members want to do well when they leave service. Good well-being is one way of thinking about success in the transition to life after service. The word well-being has …
Exploring Canadian Veteransâ priorities regarding chronic pain research: A qualitative study
In 2020, the Canadian Federal Government launched the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE) the Centre wanted to understand what research topics Veterans thought the new Centre …
Socio-cultural dynamics in gender and military contexts: Seeking and understanding change
Changing the culture of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is a high priority so that all members feel respected and included and do not experience discrimination, harassment, or any form …
Writing Veteransâ History: A Conversation on the Twentieth Century
This article is a conversation between five specialists of veteransâ history on the current direction of the field and its importance to the study of war and society.
Women and War in the British Empire
This provocation stimulates reflection on the Eurocentricity of Second World War histories and reflects on how new work can extend the boundaries of the subjects of the war. It argues …
Womenâs Lived Experiences of Serving in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve by Barbara T. Waruszynski and Kate H. MacEachern
This study examines women’s lived experiences of serving in the Canadian Primary Reserve and considers recruitment, employment and retention of women.
Lives in Transition: returning to civilian life with a physical injury or condition. Final report
This report presents the #nal #ndings of a project funded by Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) called Understanding the transition to civilian life for ex-service personnel with physical conditions as …
Understanding âNegative Transitioningâ in British Ex-Service Personnel
This report addresses a very small number of defence force veterans whose transition experiences are not typical, although they capture the public imagination and receive disproportionate public attention; namely, veterans …
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U.S. Veterans and Civilians Describe Military News Coverage as Mediocre, Think Stories Affect Others More Than Themselves
This article asks the question of what veterans and the public think about military news coverage, including how veterans are covered in news reporting.
Living separately during the week: Influences on family functioning, health, and well-being of UK naval families
In this study, interviews and focus groups with partners and adolescents in UK naval families found that limitations on time as a family and family dynamics, including roles and relationships, …
Microprocessor knee versus non-microprocessor knee for backup device in lower limb prostheses: A qualitative study
Canadian veterans with an amputation through or above the knee are provided with a prosthesis with a microprocessor knee (MPK) unit for daily use and a backup prosthesis with a …
Interpreting for the Afghanistan Spanish Force
This study explores the experiences of interpreters working for Spanish armed forces in Afghanistan. The experiences of interpreters recruited in Spain and those recruited in Afghanistan are compared using qualitative …
âLashings of Grog and Girlsâ: Masculinity and Sexuality in the Rehabilitation of Facially Disfigured Servicemen in the Second World War
This article investigates the methods employed at Rooksdown House and East Grinstead Hospital where men suffering from burns injuries and disfigurements were both physically and psychologically rehabilitated.
Perpetual War with the Brother Nation: An Analysis of Ukrainian Veterans, Cultural Identity and Historical Trauma
This study analyses interpretations of pain from Ukrainian combat veterans who are serving in the war in the east of Ukraine.
Military Sexual Trauma: Gender, Military Cultures, and the Medicalization of Abuse in Contemporary America
The article focuses on rape carried out by service personnel against other service personnel. It begins by establishing the parameters of the crisis of sexual abuse within the U.S. armed …
Insider Research: Ensuring Authenticity in Online Research
This case study explores some of the difficulties of ensuring that research participants recruited online are valid difficulties and how these difficulties are overcome using Facebook, an online survey, and …
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Military Experience and School Leadership Development in North Carolina
This study sought to understand how military experience influences the leadership development of principals and assistant principals. Six participants were interviewed. The study found that military experience influenced participantsâ interpersonal …
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RAF Families Federation 2021 Annual Report
This annual report provides information and survey responses from members on how the Families Federation helps all RAF personnel and families.
Positive Future: Getting Transition Right in Scotland – Health & Wellbeing
This report is the final one in the series of reports on transition from the Scottish Veterans Commissioner (SVC). Throughout this series, the focus has been on how collectively Scotland …
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Stress and Coping among Post-9/11 Veterans During COVID-19: A Qualitative Exploration
This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on US veterans. A sample of 23 veterans were interviewed, the study found that veterans faced similar challenges as the civilian …
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Leaving The Armed Forces and Living as a Civilian
This report details an exploratory study of everyday decision-making as a civilian, including when it comes to transition out of the Armed Forces into civilian life and in terms of …
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Understanding âNegative Transitioningâ in British Ex-Service Personnel: End-of-Award Report
This research addressed three measures of negative transitioning, mental ill-health, imprisonment and homelessness, using a sample of 323 respondents from all Services across the UK and in the support sector, …
Sustained positive behaviour change of wounded, injured and sick UK military following an adaptive adventure sports and health coaching recovery course
This study offers a novel contribution and significant extension to existing literature by highlighting the enduring impacts of adaptive sports and adventure training programmes in activating UK WIS military personnel …
Similarities between military and medical service: stigma of seeking mental health assistance
Studies have identified that there are many barriers to treatment of mental health illnesses in military populations, including the negative-associated stigma. One such barrier includes perceptions of weakness, leading to …
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities in Supporting Wounded, Injured and Sick Military Personnel and Veterans
This book chapter outlines how Outdoor Adventure Activities (OAA) are being/have been used to support military personnel and veterans around the world. In this, we highlight how the unique features …
Health and Wellbeing in an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Context
This article uses a wide-ranging spectrum of innovative methodologies to investigate the many issues concerning the impact of Outdoor and Adventure Sport on health and wellbeing, adding to our understanding …
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Australian military and veteran’s mental health care part 1: an introduction to cultural essentials for clinicians
This article aims to define the cultural specificity of Australian military and veterans, and introduce some of the essential clinician knowledge, skills and attitudes required for effective cultural competence in …
‘you donât want to be a candidate for punishment’: A qualitative analysis of lgbt service member ‘outness’
Abstract Introduction Policies regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military service members in the U.S. have changed dramatically over the last nine years. Cisgender LGB service members can now …
Exploring and Evaluating the War Widows InTouch Programme
Digital technology is one method to facilitate social connection. Social interaction being considered as one of the central motivations for older adults being online. The programme provided members of the War …
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Relentless, aggressive, and pervasive: Exploring gender minimization and sexual abuse experienced by women ex-military veterans
Interview data from six ex-military women that sought positive and negative interpretations of gender minimization and sexual abuse while in the military was analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Patterns of distress associated with exposure to potentially morally injurious events among Canadian Armed Forces service members and Veterans: A multi-method analysis
This study describes patterns of distress associated with exposure to potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs) in a Canadian military sample.
Military veteran athletesâ experiences of competing at the 2016 Invictus Games: A qualitative study
The aim of this study was to explore military veteransâ experiences of participation at the 2016 Invictus Games.
Self-Representations of Military Veterans Suffering From Chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Sport
This exploratory qualitative study examined the self-representation of veterans with chronic PTSD before a sport rehabilitation program.
Spiritual Dimensions of Moral Injury: Contributions of Mental Health Chaplains in the Canadian Armed Forces
This paper explores moral injury in the context of spirituality and how addressing spiritual wounds can help personnel cope with moral injury.
Nobody views it as a negative thing to smoke: A qualitative study of the relationship between United States Air Force culture and tobacco use
This study examines aspects of Air Force tobacco culture that encourage tobacco use.
Thank You for Hearing My Voice â Listening to Women Combat Veterans in the United States and Israeli Militaries
This study aims to enhance our knowledge about the combat experiences of female soldiers both during and after service.
Exit Wounds
In this report, members of the veteran LGBTQ+ community share their lived experiences of life before, during and after service in the UK military.
The Invisible Man
For this research, male veterans shared their lived experience of military sexual trauma in the British Armed Forces.
Duty and Care: Armed Forces Family Mobility and Health Care Report
The primary objective of this report is to provide practical and operational recommendations for policy and practice, directed at care providers, the NHS, MOD, and families themselves, to tackle disadvantage …
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Proper Gander Research
Among difficult subjects, war is one of the most complex and challenging themes to explore due to its many grey areas and unfathomable depths. It is a subject often portrayed …
The experience of Veterans with disabilities: A grounded theory study on coping with trauma and adapting to a new life
This study aims to explore the psychosocial processes and coping resources experienced by Turkish Veterans with disabilities.
Veterans and Media: The Effects of News Exposure on Thoughts, Attitudes, and Support of Military Veterans
This study examined how exposure to news stories of military veterans informed thoughts, attitudes, and support intentions toward veterans.
âYou havenât gone out and done anythingâ: Exploring Disabled Veterans Experiences in Higher Education
Through the analysis of 24 in-depth, semi-structured interviews, this study explored the process through which disability affects veteransâ experiences in the university classroom and their social relations with traditional students.
How do Sociodemographic Characteristics Influence UK Civilian Opinions of UK Armed Forces Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans? A Mixed-Method Approach
This study examined sociodemographic factors that contribute to victimizing conceptualizations of British Army Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Band of Brothers or Band of Others?: Rhetoric, Veterans, and Civil Rights Fights in Germany and the United States
Research suggests that marginalized groups can use military service to win greater governmental and social acceptance by using civic republican rhetoric, however, conditions in which claims-making rhetoric is coercive are …
Towards a Narrative Method: Using Life-Writing in Military Education
This article begins by considering current English as second language (EL2) teaching in Norwegian professional military education (PME) and reflecting on how reading narrative life-writing texts written by former military personnel …
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Locale Matters: Regional Needs of U.S. Military Service Members and Veterans
This study used a mixed-methods approach to investigate geographically-specific needs in the MSM and veteran populations residing in one southeastern state, collecting both qualitative focus group data and secondary quantitative …
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Resilience to Suicidal Ideation among U.S. Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Veterans with combat exposure experience high rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and associated suicidal ideation. The current study examined whether social support (i.e., social connectedness and social engagement) and …
Building Connections through Sport and Physical Activity for Ill and Injured Military Members and Veterans: Determining the Optimal Time for Program Involvement
Research has shown that physical fitness can benefit individuals with an injury or illness, enhancing their psycho-social health and well-being. The Soldier On program supports Canadian Armed Forces personnel and …
Qualitative Inquiry on the Health and Well-Being of Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans during Medical Release
The transition from military to civilian life can be a difficult adjustment, particularly for those members who have medically released. However little research has been conducted to gain a nuanced …
Understanding how Canadian health care providers have learned to identify co-occurring PTSD symptoms and dementia in Veterans
The purpose of this study was to understand how Canadian health care providers have learned to identify the co-occurrence of PTSD symptoms in Veterans with dementia.
Perinatal Symptoms and Treatment Engagement in Female Veterans
This study evaluated psychiatric symptom severity and predictors of women veteranâs mental health treatment engagement during pregnancy and postpartum at the VA North Texas Health Care System.
Defeated No More: Meaning-Making After Military Sexual Trauma
This paper explores how female military veterans narrate their experiences of military sexual trauma.
An Investigation into the Transferable Skills of Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) in the Defence Forces of Ireland (Army Only) on Retirement
This paper explores the transferable skills of those who transition out of the military and into the civilian workplace.
Veteransâ Homelessness Prevention Pathway
This report outlines changes needed in Scotland to help move towards the goal of reducing homelessness in veterans.
The Impact of an Outdoor and Adventure Sports Course on the Wellbeing of Recovering UK Military Personnel: An Exploratory Study
This study offers a unique contribution to the OA literature by providing follow-up data of change following a bespoke, theoretically oriented programme aiming to enhance the personal development of wounded, …
Getting Real about Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Department of Defense: Augmenting Exposure Therapy through Virtual Reality
This article (which was published in a special collection in the Journal of Veterans Studies) explores the potential for virtual reality aided exposure therapy to be used as part of …
Video Games: A Complementary Therapy for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
This article (published as part of a special collection in the Journal of Veterans Studies) explores the potential for video games to be used as a complimentary therapy.
Post-9/11 Veteransâ Soft Skill Adaptability: Conversations in Veterans Studies: A Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Directed Motivation to Acquire Critical Skills in Deployed Settings
This article (which was published as part of a special collection in the Journal of Veterans Studies) explores how the soft skills of veterans can transfer into civilian employment.
âWeâre Not InvisibleâŠWeâre In Second Place.â Disrupting (Thus Connecting) Transnational Gender Narratives Within Veterans Studies
This short video (released as part of a special collection in the Journal of Veterans Studies) presents a series of portraits of women war veterans.
Conversations in Veteransâ Studies: âVeteranâ as a Post-Labor Category
This article (from a special collection published in the Journal of Veterans Studies) argues that an in-depth consideration of military service as a labor form is fundamental to the conversations …
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Armed Forces Veterans: A Nationâs Untapped Resource
This conversation piece (from a special collection presented in the Journal of Veterans Studies) argues that more needs to be done to identify the benefits of employing armed forces veterans.
Exploring the Salience of Veteran Identity for US College Students
This paper explores identity among student veterans.
The Guilty Veteran: The Spiritual Implications of Veteranâs Guilt
This paper explores the concept of veteran guilt.
Seven Connotations of the Word âTransitionâ in Student Veteran Literature
This paper explores the concept of transition as understood in relation to student veterans.
Reclaiming American Patriotism in the 21st Century: An Important Mission for Veterans Studies
This paper explores the concept of American patriotism and how to reclaim it in the twenty first century.
Latinx Veterans, Outsider Patriotism and the Motives Behind Minoritized Military Service
This paper explores the concept of patriotism and minorities within the United States military.
Patriotism as a Construct for Understanding Military Service Among LGBTQ+ Veterans: A Call for Research Grounded in Institutional Oppression
This paper explores the concept of patriotism in the United States with the experience of LGBTQ+ veterans.
âStorming the Castle.â Examining the Motivations of the Veterans Who Participated in the Capitol Riots
This paper explores the motivations of veterans who participated in federal crimes during the United States Capitol Riots.
What Can Reactions to Veteran Suicide Tell Us About Patriotism in the United States?
This paper explores veteran suicide, public perceptions and how this relates to patriotism.
Inclusive adapted sport and adventure training programme in the PTSD recovery of military personnel: A creative non-fiction
This paper uses creative non-fiction to explore the meaning and value of an adapted sport (AS) and adapted adventurous training (AAT) programme for military personnel who are experiencing mental health …
Bearing Report: A Roundtable on Historians and American Veterans
This paper details the responses of five historians answering questions about veterans studies during a roundtable event.
An Educational Theater- Based Activity to Challenge Cultural Stereotypes about Veteransâ and their Lived Experiences
The media stereotypes military veterans as damaged beings or indestructible heroes, often forming implicit and explicit biases that impact medical and health providersâ capability to connect emotionally with veterans. This educational …
Empowering Female Student Veterans through Community Writing and Experiential Learning in the Classroom
This article argues for the importance of community writing groups on college campuses targeted towards female veterans to aid in female student veteransâ successful transition to the university.
Narrating embodied experience: sharing stories of trauma and recovery
This paper explores the use of a dialogical storytelling approach in researching another personâs embodied experience. Particular consideration is given to how (a) different ways of communicating with participants during …
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Resiliency and Posttraumatic Growth Following Sexual Trauma in Women Veterans of Iraq and Afghan Wars
This paper explores the experience of sexual trauma in women veterans.
Wounded Veterans in Parks and the Joint Recovery Team: American Veterans in Underwater Archaeology
This paper explores the involvement of veterans in archaeological work.
Shannonâs ETS (Expiration of Term of Service) Experience: How Engaging with Veterans Informs Researchers and Shapes Practice
This paper shares the experiences of one veteran as they transitioned to civilian life. More widely, the paper considers the impact of engaging with veterans on research and how this …
Disability, inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport: Two soldiers’ stories of involvement
Creative nonfiction offers an alternative approach to qualitative data analysis, this paper offers new insights into disabled soldiers’ experience of sport and adventure training. Personal stories reveal subjectivities, meaning, and …
Narrative Transformation Among Military Personnel on an Adventurous Training and Sport Course
This paper uses a dialogical narrative approach to understand how participation in a military recovery intervention, to promote personal development, affected soldiers’ personal stories, psychosocial wellbeing, identity, and future life …
Depth and breadth of Canadian military, Veteran and family research: The first decade of Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research Forums
The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) was established in 2010 by Queenâs University and the Royal Military College of Canada in consultation with key personnel from …
Making military and Veteran women (in)visible: The continuity of gendered experiences in military-to-civilian transition
This study explores how gender and sex shape the military-to-civilian transition (MCT) for women. Thirty-three Canadian women Veterans were interviewed about their military service and post-military life. MCT research often …
Gambling and Well-being in the RAF
This research report from the RAF Benevolent Fund looks at the extent of gambling as an issue among serving RAF personnel, as well as other related health and well-being issues …
How well is Canada serving the women who have served us?
The Veterans Affairs Canada Well-being Framework describes seven areas of well-being that contribute to a military memberâs successful return to the civilian world. This perspective argues that, although there is …
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Veterans in the media: Assessing Canadian newspaper coverage of the Lionel Desmond murder-suicide
The media can shape the opinions, beliefs, and attitudes of the public towards Veterans, Veteransâ issues, and Veteran suicide. Given the Lionel Desmond murder-suicide was covered extensively in Canadian media, …
Psychosocial outcomes of an inclusive adapted sport and adventurous training course for military personnel
This paper investigates a 5-day inclusive adaptive sport and adventurous training course and found meaningful psychosocial outcomes among military personnel who had experienced physical and/or psychological disability. The course helped …
Should we give military families a break? A call for research on military family holidays
This paper explores initiatives to support family well-being.
(Loss of) the super soldier: combat-injuries, body image and veteransâ romantic relationships
This paper explores body image distress and the mental and physical well-being difficulties experienced by personnel who have sustained physical injuries that alter their appearance.
Developing a Model of the Restorative Approaches Veteran Family Service
This report details the development and implementation of the Restorative Approaches Veteran Family Service Model (RAVFS). Then, a secondary study tested the feasibility of the impact of the RAVFS Model …
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Military masculinities on television: Who Dares Wins
This paper explores the versions of military masculinity that are produced on UK television and the cultural impact of this.
âKnock on the Doorâ â Exploration of Casualty Notification and the Long-Term Impact on Military Families in the UK
This paper explores the undertaking of casualty notification to families following the death of a member of the Armed Forces.
Perceptions of family acceptance into the military community among U.S. LGBT service members: A mixed-methods study
This paper explores how accepted LGBT service personnel feel in the military.
âYou Donât Want to Be a Candidate for Punishmentâ: a Qualitative Analysis of LGBT Service Member âOutnessâ
This paper explores the experiences of LGBT service personnel in the United States military.
The Perpetrator Hypothesis: Victimization Involving LGBT Service Members
This paper explores the Perpetrator Hypothesis, which looks at the impact of and reasons behind violent and non-violent actions against minorities in relation to how perpetrators target these groups.
Examining Veteran Transition to the Workplace through Military Transition Theory
This book chapter explores military transition theory to help develop understanding of the factors related to military to civilian workplace transition.
Reconceptualizing combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational hazard
This book chapter proposes a reconceptualisation of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder.
Military Cultural Competence
This paper reviews literature to offer a definition of military cultural competence.
Commentary – suicide among Scottish military veterans
This publication offers commentary on a recent publication that explores trends in suicide among Scottish veterans. Read the related publication from Bergman, Mackay and Pell (2021)
Bringing the Homefront to the Forefront: UK perspectives on critical research with military spouses
On the 9th of July 2021, the Rethinking Military Spouses: Critical Research Group hosted a webinar titled âBringing the Homefront to the Forefront: UK Perspectives on Critical Research with Military …
Longer-Term Employment Outcomes of Ex-Service Personnel
This report details a study that explores the longer-term employment outcomes of veterans in relation to the support they received during transition. Further, the report identifies barriers and facilitators to …
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Drinking motivations in UK serving and ex-serving military personnel
This paper explores the drinking motivations within the UK military and demographic, military and mental health associations.
Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse among Civilian Partners of UK Military Personnel: Perceptions of the Impact of Military Life and Experiences of Help-seeking and Support
This report explores the unique experiences of and challenges faced by civilian victim-survivors of abuse occurring within intimate relationships with military or ex-military personnel. The research centres on discussions around …
The theatre as therapy for military veterans? Exploring the mechanisms which impact psychosocial well-being and social connections during theatre-based programmes
This paper explores the potential psychosocial benefits of theatre-based programmes for military veterans, with emphasis on the impact on social connections and well-being.
Maximising Operational Effectiveness: Exploring Stigma, Militarism, and the Normative Connections to Military Partnersâ Support-Seeking
Partners of serving personnel encounter numerous challenges when managing military-related demands, particularly due to deployments and other related separations. Challenges include taking responsibility for children and households, conflict when military …
Living Liminal Lives: Army Partnersâ Spatiotemporal Experiences of Deployment
Nonserving partners of military personnel can experience various challenges when managing deployments, particularly as they adapt and adjust their roles within the family home. Discrete, chronological time periods are often …
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Delivering treatment to morally injured UK military personnel and Veterans: The clinician experience
This study explored the experiences of clinicians in providing treatment in cases of military-related moral injury.
Moral injury: the effect on mental health and implications for treatment
This paper explores moral injury and the effects of it on mental health. Although this paper does not focus on veterans as the research population, it offers insight relevant to …
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A Service Evaluation of the Military HeadFIT Initiative: An Implementation Study
This paper details an evaluation of the HeadFIT initiative, which was designed to help foster mental fitness in military personnel.
War Widows Knock on the Door: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Bereaved Military Families
This report is about the experiences of bereaved military families in the UK and the impact of their loss. The aim of this study was to explore and understand the …
Creative Forces programming with military families: Art therapy, dance/movement therapy, and music therapy brief vignettes
This paper explores the use of creative arts interventions with military families that have been affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Considerations for supporting Canadian military-connected students in K-12 and higher education
This paper explores the experiences of students in formal education who are from military families.
A patient-informed qualitative evaluation of an online chronic pain treatment for military, police, and Veterans
This paper explores the experience of veterans and police who took part in a treatment program for chronic pain. The study included asking veterans what they liked and disliked about …
Development of design principles for a Veteransâ digital health platform
This paper explores what a digital platform is and how a self-management platform for chronic pain in veterans might work.
Exploring Canadian Veteransâ priorities regarding chronic pain research: A qualitative study
This paper explores pain care in the Canadian military, including knowledge of pain among health professionals and pain care as part of military to civilian transition.
Walking Forwards with Moral Injury: Narratives from Ex-serving Australian Defence Force Members
The purpose of this study was to understand Australian veteran’s experiences of moral injury. 11 participants took part in, in-depth face to face interviews. Analysis of the transcripts identified one …
An Independent Evaluation of the SToMP (Supporting Transition of Military Personnel) Project: Phase Two
This report addresses to what extent the SToMP project implemented the recommendations made in the phase one independent evaluation. It also explores how SToMPs work has been embedded within routine …
An Independent Evaluation of the SToMP (Supporting Transition of Military Personnel) Project
This report details an evaluation that was commissioned to reflect upon the progress of criminal justice and partner agencies in Wales in supporting ex Armed Service Personnel, since the commencement …
Evaluating a Whole Health Approach to Enhance Veteran Care: Exploring the Staff Experience
This study evaluates the implementation of The Whole Health Initiative, a national initiative to improve veterans lives in Veterans Affairs facilities. The study collected qualitative data from 45 staff participants. …
Understanding and Explaining the Marginalization of Part-Time British Army Reservists
This paper focuses on the experiences of Reservists and the tensions that exist for people who undertake work as Reservists on a part-time basis.
A patient-informed qualitative evaluation of an online chronic pain treatment for military, police, and Veterans
This paper explores the experience of chronic pain in veterans and discusses the positives and negatives of a specific program to treat chronic pain.
Military identity and planning for the transition out of the military
This paper explores the transition period when personnel move from military into civilian life and how their actions before they transition shape their post-transition outcomes.
Unpaid Carers in the Armed Forces community
This report begins to explore the needs of the under-researched section of the Armed Forces community, unpaid carers, and we hope it is just the opening chapter of a much …
Strengthening and Empowering Delivery of the Covenant
This report is an evaluation of the ‘Strengthening Delivery of the Armed Forces Covenant Programme’. The report goes into detail about the Programme, the evaluation findings and recommendations that came …
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Growing up in the RAF
Many thousands of children and young people have parents who are serving in the RAF. This report from the RAF Benevolent Fund looks at how this affects their wellbeing, and …
2021 Census UK Armed Forces Veterans Topic Report
To date a specific question on UK Armed Forces veterans has not been included in the census. This report sets out research and evidence gathered on this issue by the …
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Yoga for veterans and military personnel: in conversation with David Venus
This paper explores the use of yoga as part of therapeutic practice with veterans.
Sexual (mis)conduct in the Canadian forces
This paper delves into findings that Canadian Armed Forces culture is gendered and misogynistic. It looks into related issues and what may be contributing to this culture.
Inventing the Swedish (War) Veteran
This paper explores the concept of the veteran and how meaning is ascribed to veterans.
Bloody war: menstruation, soldiering, and the âgender-integratedâ United States military
This paper explores gender in the context of the military, specifically in relation to issues that are navigated by women who serve in the US military.
âThey Should Vanish Into Thin Air … and Give no Troubleâ: Canadian Aboriginal Veterans of World Wars
This paper discusses the experiences of veterans in Canada following the First and Second World Wars.
Caring for the carers: a COVID-19 psychological support programme
This paper explores the experiences of and support needed for UK Defence personnel who assisted with the pandemic and are now transitioning back to attending to normal duties.
Advocating for minority Veterans in the United States: Principles for equitable public policy
This paper explores the ways in which minority veterans can be advocated for and how veterans’ experiences can contribute to the designing and implementation of policy that support veterans.
Mental health and well-being of LGBT+ Veterans dismissed from the British Armed Forces before January 2000
This paper explores lived experience narratives to help develop recovery and support policy around providing for the mental health and well being of LGBT+ veterans.
Life course perspective on the role of military sexual trauma as a pathway to homelessness for female Veterans
Military sexual trauma (MST) can have long-lasting consequences, including alcohol and drug problems, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, chronic health problems, and unstable housing and homelessness. This qualitative exploratory study used …
Equity in military and Veteran research: Why it is essential to integrate an intersectional sex and gender lens
This paper argues that veteran research should take into consideration to a greater extent sex and gender issues, in order to recognise the diverse needs of the veteran population.
Women Veterans: Examining identity through an intersectional lens
This paper draws on intersectionality theory and critical race theory to discuss veteran care, in particular women veterans.
Veterans with poor PTSD treatment adherence: Exploring their loved ones’ experience of PTSD and understanding of PTSD treatment
This paper explores the experience of ‘support persons’ (SPs), such as family members and friends, who provide emotional and/or practical support to veterans undergoing treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Expectations versus experiences of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) service dogs: An inductive conventional content analysis
This article compares the expectations of veterans on the wait list for a service dog against the experiences of veterans with service dogs. 129 post 9/11 veterans 69 with a …
PTSD in veterans, couple behavior, and cardiovascular response during marital conflict
This paper looks at the difficulties associated with post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans, in particular the strain the disorder can put on marriage and other intimate relationships.
The Identification and Management of Military Sexual Trauma in Veterans: Ask the Question!
This paper identifies the problem of military sexual trauma in veterans and explores how nurse practitioners can help manage the consequences of this trauma in their treatment of veterans.
An Exploration into the Experiences of Female Veterans Who Attended Higher Ground Military Programming
This paper explores the lived experiences of female veterans, specifically in relation to participation in ‘Higher Ground’s military program’ (HGMP).
Empty Curriculum, Empty Mind: Teaching Mindfulness with Military Veterans
This paper explores the concept of mindfulness and how it may be beneficial to veterans.
Transgenerational exposure to combat: Military family, moral dilemmas, reclaiming self
This study sought to understand the impact that parental combat trauma has on children who serve in the armed forces. Using Semi structured interviews the study identified one overarching super-ordinate …
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Should we give military families a break? A call for research on military family holidays
This paper explores how families are supported within the Armed Forces and how holidays may be of benefit as part of this support.
What the public should know about veterans returning from combat deployment to support reintegration: A qualitative analysis
This paper explores the reintegration challenges veterans may face when returning from combat. Further to this, the paper discusses what civilians should know about this process and what they can …
Veteransâ experiences of successfully managing post-traumatic stress disorder
This paper explores how veterans successfully manage post-traumatic stress disorder.
Healthcare for the Armed Forces community: a forward view
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 …
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Defence Inclusivity Phase 2: The Lived Experience
This report details a study into the lived experiences of female and BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Service personnel. Through exploration of these experiences, the report considers how to …
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UK military veteran-friendly GP practices
This paper explores how veterans can be cared for through NHS GP practices and what GPs need to understand about the potential needs of veterans as patients.
Being a woman, being a soldier, being a mother: a qualitative analysis of perceptions of pregnancy on working lives of women in the Spanish Armed Forces
This paper explores the lived experience of female personnel in the Spanish Armed Forces.
National Health Service interventions in England to improve care to Armed Forces veterans
This paper explores the healthcare needs of veterans and how NHS interventions can improve veteran care and meet their needs.
Archetype Profiles of Military Spouses in Australia â Identifying Perfect Partners and Mean Girls
This paper explores the lived experiences of military wives and the archetypes that guide the community norms and expectations of military spouses.
âHe messaged me the other night and said you are my saviourâ: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of intimate partnersâ roles in supporting Veterans with mental health difficulties
This paper details a study into the lived experiences of female partners of male veterans with mental health difficulties.
Older veterans: The materiality of reminiscence, making unknown histories knowable and forging social connections
This article explores the attachment of older veterans (born before 1950) to their materialised memories which led them to bring photographs and other items, unprompted, to interviews and workshops. Through …
Armed Forces and Veteran Housing Policies: The United Kingdom 2021 Vision
This paper provides an overview of UK policies around housing for veterans and their families, with consideration to accommodation decisions as part of the transition process from military to civilian …
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Evaluating serious stress in military veterans, their carers and families: a protocol
This paper outlines the protocol for the evaluation of the Tackling Serious Stress programme and the novel support provided to grant holders.
Critical analysis of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust Aged Veterans Fund
This paper presents a retrospective evaluation on the processes and impact of the Aged Veterans Fund.
The impact of in-service physical injury or illness on the mental health of military veterans
This article reports on the first phase of a study that aims to understand the lived experiences of veterans who have been discharged from service with a physical injury or …
Militarisation, universities and the university armed service units
This article explores the concept of militarisation and how it can manifest within university settings.
Mental health treatment experiences of commonwealth veterans from diverse ethnic backgrounds who have served in the UK military
This paper explores the barriers to accessing mental health treatment for veterans from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Behind the Stiff Upper Lip: War Narratives of Older Men with Dementia
This paper explores the loss of cognitive control as part of dementia in older veterans and the disclosure of wartime experiences.
Perceptions and Use of Alcohol and Medical Cannabis among Canadian Military Veterans Living with PTSD
This paper investigates the perceptions of 5 veterans on the use of alcohol and medical cannabis to cope with PTSD symptoms and outlines key implications.
Student Veteransâ Participation in High-Impact Practices: Veteransâ Experiences at Three Institutions of Higher Education in Southeastern North Carolina
This study sought to understand the perception and engagement of student veterans with specified techniques and designs for teaching that have proven beneficial for student engagement (HIP). Semi-structured interviews were …
Transition and the Troubled Giant: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities to Invest in Veterans
This study sought to understand what influenced veterans decisions to enroll in post-secondary education. 69 veterans and service members were interviewed, participants drew cognitive maps showing the resources and supports …
How are Institutions of Higher Education Implementing First-Year Transition Courses for Veterans?
This pilot study surveys five institutions to identify the common themes of veteran-only transition coursesâ, in order to compile a list of âbest practicesâ for institutions looking to start a …
The Other, Other Students: Understanding the Experiences of Graduate Student Veterans
For this study semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 student veterans to understand their experiences as student veterans and what could be done to improve their experiences of higher education.
Charlie, Mike, Victor: Student Veterans’ Loss of Purpose
This study explores the experiences of veterans transitioning into higher education. Focusing on how student-veterans sought to define their identities and establish their purpose post service. To understand this a …
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Performance and image-enhancing drug use in military veterans
This report explores the use of performance and image-enhancing drugs among active military personnel and veterans.
Military Connected Student Perspectives of a Large Public University’s Veteran Career Development Program
This study sought to understand military connected student perspectives, of a veteran career transition program at a large US university, and how the program may enhance or improve students future …
Assessing Workplace Perceptions of Military Veteran Compared to Nonveteran Employees
This piece of research sought to understand whether there are differences in how veterans and non-veterans viewed their place of work. Drawing on previous research this study surveyed veterans and …
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Examining Veteransâ Interactions with the UK Social Security System through a Trauma-Informed Lens
This paper uses the principles of trauma-informed care â safety, collaboration, choice, trustworthiness, and respect â to reflect on the quality of veteransâ treatment within the UK social security system.
âDeeply oddâ: women veterans as critical feminist scholars
This paper considers how the gendered military identity of two women veterans was constructed and negotiated such that they could not see their gendered experiences as âdeeply oddâ when serving …
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At Ease: Developing Veteransâ Sense of Belonging in the College Classroom
This research focus’s on military to academic transition with a particular focus on developing student veterans’ sense of belonging in the classroom, through the use of peer groups. Using an …
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âMy Understanding ⊠Has Literally Changedâ: Addressing the Military-Civilian Gap with an Academic-Community Engagement Project
This article analyzes final reflections of 44 business communication students who completed an academic-community engagement project. Analysis of the reflections shows that such service-learning projects increase civilian students’ knowledge of …
The meaning of “loneliness” for traumatized veterans: A semiotic investigation of veterans’ written narratives
This piece of research investigates how veterans communicate loneliness and what loneliness means to them. To understand this better four monographs were chosen that recounted veterans own war and post …
âFall Outâ: Substance misuse and service leavers: a qualitative investigation into the impact of a Compulsory Drug Test (CDT) discharge. Briefing Report
This briefing report accompanies the full report, available to read here. The Fall Out study, through qualitative enquiry, maps participant journeys in, through and out of military service and explores …
âFall Outâ: Substance misuse and service leavers: a qualitative investigation into the impact of a Compulsory Drug Test (CDT) discharge
The Fall Out study, through qualitative enquiry, maps participant journeys in, through and out of military service and explores their discharge and transition experiences. It provides clear recommendations for the …
Offering a First-year Composition Classroom for Veterans and Cadets: A Learning-Community Model Case Study
This article discusses the creation of first-year-composition courses designed with a learning community or cohort approach for student-veterans, service-members, and cadets. The study investigated the impact of enrolling military-affiliated students …
UK military families with a dependent who has Special Education Needs and/ or Disability (SEND): a forgotten subpopulation?
This editorial provides an overview of key topics and ideas related to understanding what we know about military families living with a dependent with Special Education Needs and/or Disability (SEND).
The Spirit of Community, The Army Family, and the Impact on Formal and Informal Support Mechanisms
This chapter captures how army partners access support, considering both those who live on and off-patch. Two primary questions are addressed: (1) How do army partners prefer to seek support …
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.
Farming and Veterans – Why Agricultural Programs Resonate with Returning Combatants
This article reviews why American veterans are increasingly drawn to farming once they have left the armed forces, to illustrate why the article sets out 5 key reasons: Sense of …
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Students Veteransâ Preference for Traditional Versus Online Course Formats: A Case Study at Two Midwestern Universities
This study sought to understand the course needs of student veterans at a comprehensive research university and a regional university. 30 student veterans completed a survey and a follow up …
Student Veteran Experiences in a Transition Seminar Course: Exploring the Thriving Transition Cycle
This case study explores the experiences of student veterans who participated in a veterans transition seminar course (TSC). A sample of 54 veterans participated in focus groups that were digitally …
AretÄ: “We As Black Women”
This study sought to represent the stories of Black US service women beyond the most common told stories of post-war trauma and transition difficulties. Using grounded theory, this study sought …
Family and occupational functioning following military trauma exposure and moral injury
This paper explores the impact of moral injury on families of service personnel.
The Case for Veteran- Friendly Higher Education in Canada and the United Kingdom
This paper explores higher education for veterans and looks at how higher education institutions could encourage greater involvement from veterans.
Collaborative Research Between Student Veterans and Faculty in Higher Education
There is growing evidence that writing and storytelling can have transformative potential for military veterans. This study builds on this existing evidence through advocating collaborative writing between student veterans, and …
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Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Service Members Experiences as Undergraduates: A Qualitative Case Study
This case study examines the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) service members in higher education. A total of 7 participants were recruited to take part in the survey, …
Examining the Factor Structure of the Moral Injury Events Scale in a Veteran Sample
This paper explores an approach to measuring the exposure to military events that could produce moral injury.
An Empirical Investigation of the Acquisition of Leadership KSAs in the U.S. Army: Implications for Veteransâ Career Transitions
This piece of research seeks to understand what knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA’s) US veterans believe they acquired during armed forces service. 10 Post-9/11 Army veterans were interviewed about the …
The gendered politics of researching military policy in the age of the âknowledge economyâ
This article explores the experiences of researchers conducting feminist interpretive research on the British Army Reserves. The researchers show how military assumptions about what constitutes proper âresearchâ, bolstered by knowledge …
Mission-Centered Engagement with Asian American Student Veterans
This article draws on the experiences, reflections, and expressions of Asian American student veterans in the decade between 2006 and 2016, at an urban public research university. Inspired by a …
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Beyond “thank you”: recommended modalities for meaningful civilian-military discourse
This research investigates veteransâ and active duty military membersâ interpretations of the ritualistic expression of âthank you for your serviceâ. Drawing on two studies which employed the use of focus …
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Out With The Old, In With The New: A Nuanced Approach To Self-Stigma Among Veterans
The purpose of this article is to apply the Corrigan and Watson (2002) model of self-stigma, to the experience of veterans from contemporary conflicts. The Corrigan and Watson self-stigma model …
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An Uphill Battle: A Qualitative Case Study of Growth Experiences of Veterans in the Canadian Armed Forces
This paper explores the concept of ‘growth experiences’ in relation to military veterans.
The Challenges of Military Veterans in Their Transition to the Workplace: A Call for Integrating Basic and Applied Psychological Scienc
This paper explores the challenges for military veterans transitioning out of the military into the civilian workplace.
Participants Perceptions of Veterans Treatment Courts: A Qualitative Assessment and Systems Model
This study explores veteran perceptions of the judicial processes within a Veteran Treatment Court, their experiences with the judge and other court actors, and the relationship between their military service …
Coming home to the arts: theatre with military veterans and families
This case study introduces the Coming Home programme which aims to create opportunities for military veterans and families to access new ways of regulating and expressing complex emotions using creative …
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Veteransâ perspectives on fitbit use in treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder: An interview study
The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of patientsâ motivations to use or not to use wearable devices during an intensive treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder …
Palliative and end-of-life care for military veterans: the forgotten few?
This article explores the experience of palliative and end-of-life care for veterans. The article pays attention to ideas around the embodied experiences of military life and military constructs that are …
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Long-Term Sustained Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders Among Veterans: A Grounded Theory Investigation
This study examined participantsâ definition of long-term recovery and the factors participants identified as having contributed to their long-term recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Participants were nine veterans averaging …
Afghanistan and Iraq War Veteransâ Understanding of Followership and Following in the Civilian Workplace
This article explores transition from the military to civilian workplace, using the followership phenomenon defined as: the actions of a subordinate in a workplace. 6 veterans were interviewed who all …
Living with mesothelioma: A qualitative study of the experiences of male military veterans in the UK
The Military Mesothelioma Experience Study (MiMES) aimed to understand the experience and health/support needs of British Armed Forces personnel/veterans with mesothelioma. MiMES provides insight into how UK military veterans experience …
The evolution of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the UK Armed Forces: Traumatic exposures in Iraq & Afghanistan and responses of distress (TRIAD study)
This report details a study to examine how symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder evolve over time, to identify vulnerability and protective factors that impact on symptoms and to explore post-service …
The impact of trauma exposure and moral injury on UK military veterans: a qualitative study
This study seeks to understand how veterans experiences of trauma and moral injury impact on their psychological well being. 30 male veterans who had been exposed to a traumatic event …
Exploring the Acceptability of The Together Webinar Programme for Military Partners: A Qualitative Study
The Together Webinar Programme (TTP-Webinar) was developed to increase the accessibility of mental health support for military partners. This study uses qualitative feedback from 68 participants who have attended the …
The return of the traumatized army veteran: a qualitative study of UK exservicemen in the aftermath of war, 1945 to 2000
This paper discusses the military to civilian transition for veterans with psychological disorders.
How to capitalise on military talent: employers’ toolkit
This toolkit is a guide to employing Armed Forces veterans and reservists in Wales. The toolkit includes information on why employers should consider hiring veterans and how to foster the …
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Understanding the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury Accompanied by Loss of Consciousness and Well-Being: A Sample of UK Military Veterans
This piece of research aims to understand the link between traumatic brain injury plus loss of consciousness (TBI+LOC). Using clinical records 3335 treatment seeking veterans were identified, of which 403 …
A Personal Reckoning with Veteran Identity
This article explores veteran identity from the first-person perspective of a former Army officer of 25 years.
Nietzscheâs Abyss: This Veteranâs Dilemma
This article presents a veteran’s first person account of their service years and how they have come to make sense of their military role within the context of their wider …
Forgotten Taiwanese Veteranâs Memory of Compulsory Service
This article presents an account of a veteran, exploring memory, identity, trauma and the experiences of one veteran within the context of Taiwanese compulsory military service.
Unique Needs and Challenges of Women Veteran Students with Disabilities: Conceptualizing Identity in Higher Education
This article explores the experiences of women veterans in higher education and who have disabilities.
âI Just Donât Like to Have My Car Markedâ: Nuancing Identity Attachments and Belonging in Student Veterans
This article explores themes of belonging and attachment in veterans who transition from the military into higher education.
Between Order and Execution: A Phenomenological Approach to the Role of Relationships in Military Culture
This article explores the concept of military culture, in a bid to describe and define it. The article takes into consideration how this culture factors into the construct of veteran …
Embracing Diverse Women Veteran Narratives: Intersectionality and Women Veteranâs Identity
This article explores the identity of women veterans in relation to their individual experiences of being in the military and the barriers some women will have faced during service.
Military Life Narratives and Identity Development among Black Post-9/11 Veterans
This article explores cultural competence within the military and how subcultures with distinct identities form within the military. Within this context, the article explores in particular the impact of these …
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Identification/Non-Identification Among U.K. Veterans in Scotland
This article explores the identification of veterans resident in Scotland and issues surrounding this classification, including the inclusion and exclusion of veterans within the Scottish community.
How We Fail US Foreign-Born Veterans: A Scoping Study of the Literature
This article tackles the difficulties surrounding US citizenship for veterans that has been earned through military service.
TimeBank Shoulder to Shoulder Online Mentoring Pilot: Final Evaluation Report
This report evaluates the Shoulder to Shoulder online pilot, which matched veterans with a volunteer mentor to support them and encourage them to access care services outside of the home.
System-wide implementation of telehealth to support military Veterans and their families in response to COVID-19: A paradigm shift
This article explores the impact on use of telehealth to support veterans and their families in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Impact of COVID-19 on mental health care for Veterans: Improvise, adapt, and overcome
This article explores the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the provision of mental health care for veterans, both in terms of the physical environment in which care is …
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âA veteran spaceâ: A Military Integrated Nested Ecological Model to understand offending
This article proposes a âMilitary Integrated Nested Ecological Modelâ (MINEM) as a useful analytical tool for those working with, supporting or researching military veterans post-conviction.
Family Force: Supporting families of veterans with a substance use problem (FVSUs)
This model of support is based on the findings of research conducted with families of veterans with substance use problems, the final report for which is available here.
Fighting Their Own Battle: Families of Veterans with Substance Use Problems. Executive summary
This study aimed to understand the experiences and needs of families that include a veteran with a substance use problem (FVSUs). The study considers how these families differ from the …
Fighting Their Own Battle: Families of Veterans with Substance Use Problems
This study aimed to understand the experiences and needs of families that include a veteran with a substance use problem (FVSUs). The study considers how these families differ from the …
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No Manâs Land â research study to explore the experience & needs of women veterans. Executive summary
The aim of this study was to provide a detailed account of the lived experience of women veterans, who are considered to be a hidden population within the veteran community. …
No Man’s Land – research study to explore the experience & needs of women veterans
The aim of this study was to provide a detailed account of the lived experience of women veterans, who are considered to be a hidden population within the veteran community. …
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Working Together to Meet the Housing Needs of Ex-Service Personnel: Examining the Challenges of Transition and Collaboration
This report takes an in-depth look at housing for ex-Service personnel, including housing decisions as part of the transition process, how organisations work together on housing-related issues for ex-Service personnel …
Exploring the acceptability of delivering Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to UK veterans with PTSD over Skype: a qualitative study
This article explores the potential of using tele-therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in UK veterans.
Living alongside military PTSD: a qualitative study of female partnersâ experiences with UK Veterans
This paper explores the potential emotional burden on partners of military veterans with mental health difficulties, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder.
A Study of Rural and Native-American Studentsâ Military Identities, Military Family History, and Reading and Writing Interests in a Military-friendly, Military-themed Composition Course
This article discusses a three-year case study conducted at a comprehensive research university and a regional university in Oklahoma. The study involves 74 service-members/veterans, 18 military spouses, and 95 nonveterans, …
Military Spouse Employment & Career Development
This report reflects work carried out to contribute to the improvement of military spouse career and employment assistant and outcomes in Australia, the USA, Canada and the UK. This research …
Military Culture and Post-Military Transitioning Among Veterans: A Qualitative Analysis
This piece of research uses data from 7 focus groups which explored military culture and what it means to armed forces veterans. Content analysis of responses from the focus groups …
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Improving Access Report 2017: Understanding Why Veterans Are Reluctant To Access Help for Alcohol Problems
This report explores why it is difficult to engage or maintain the engagement of veterans in treatment programmes for alcohol misuse.
Describing the feasibility of using case management in a specialist forensic substance misuse intervention for UK veterans: a case study
This article explores the feasibility of using case management to support veterans who are receiving intervention for substance misuse.
Treatment Barriers and Support for Male Ex-Armed Forces Personnel in Prison: Professional and Service User Perspectives
This paper seeks to understand the needs and help-seeking behaviour of ex-Armed Forces personnel in prison.
Supporting the Transition of Military Personnel (SToMP): Ex-Armed Service Personnel, Healthy Relationships and Domestic Abuse: A Qualitative Study
This research explores whether particular issues arise for this cohort when forming and sustaining healthy relationships and what services could potentially assist in avoiding domestic abuse perpetration and contact with …
Offending Characteristics of Male Ex-Armed Forces Personnel in Prison
This paper looks at the characteristics of ex-Armed Forces offenders in prison.
Making the Benefits System Fit for Service: Improving Support for Veterans with Military Compensation (full report and executive summary available)
This report examines the interaction between welfare benefits and Armed Forces compensation. The experiences of the Armed Forces provide a unique perspective on the workings of the social security system. …
My invisible PTSD: Exploring the experiences of recovery in treatment seeking veterans
This study aimed to explore the experiences of 9 male veterans, and how they defined their experience of recovery following a six-week intensive treatment programme at combat stress. Data was …
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African American Veterans Career Transition Using the Transition Goals, Plans, Success (GPS) Program as a Model for Success
This piece of research responds to the large number of African American veterans transitioning out of the US military. Successful transition is often a result of taking part in transition …
âI Have Served to Tellâ: A Qualitative Study of Veteransâ Reactions on Participating in a Living Library Project
This study builds on the existing evidence that storytelling in a safe environment with trusted listeners, is beneficial to war veterans seeking treatment for PTSD, depression and other adjustment issues. …
The Impact of Deployment on Children From Canadian Military Families
This paper explores one of the life stressors for children of military families, the deployment of their parent and the resulting absence of that parental figure.
Parental suicide
This article reports preliminary findings of research exploring adult experiences of childhood or adult losses after parental suicide.
An exploration into the risk and protective factors to school adaptation as experienced by children living in army compared to non-army families
This thesis explores the similarities and differences in army children adapting to school compared to non-army families.
Principles of Postvention: Applications to Suicide and Trauma in Schools
This article defines concepts such as post-traumatic stress, suicide and postvention and provides some basic guiding principles for dealing with these things in the context of schools.
Asking Questions: Techniques for Semistructured Interviews
This paper delves into research interview process, with a particular focus on semi-structured interviews. This information may be relevant to much of the qualitative research carried out within the veterans …
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Surviving families of military suicide loss: Exploring postvention peer support
This paper explores suicide in military families and the use of peer support for suicide loss survivors.
British Public Opinion after a Decade of War: Attitudes to Iraq and Afghanistan
This paper explores public opinion on the Iraq and Afghanistan missions.
The long-term impact of early parental death: lessons from a narrative study
This paper explores the experiences of people who have experienced the death of a parent before the age of 18.
Combatâinjured service members and their families: The relationship of child distress and spouseâperceived family distress and disruption
This paper explores the impact of combat injury of a service member on the family unit.
Using thematic analysis in psychology
This paper outlines what thematic analysis is, including in relation to other qualitative methods that search for themes and patterns, and in relation to different epistemological and ontological positions.
Researching the experiences of children and young people from armed forces families
This thesis explores the experiences of children and families who are linked with the Armed Forces.
Validity and Reliability Issues in Elite Interviewing
This paper discusses the art of interviewing and what interviewers need to consider when conducting interviews, to ensure data collected is valid and reliable.
âHero-Worshipâ or âManipulative and Oversimplifyingâ: How Americaâs Current and Former Military Service Members Perceive Military-Related News Reporting
This paper examines the perceptions of military related journalism among the military population. Using data gathered from interviews with military service personnel and veterans this research hoped to provide additional …
A Better Working Future for Ex-Service Personnel
This report sought to understand better the employment challenges facing both the veteran community and the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to access them.
How Army Veterans Cope with Chronic Pain: A Grounded Theory Approach
This piece of research sought to understand how armed forces veterans cope with chronic pain. Interviewing 7 veterans with chronic pain they found 5 theoretical categories that informed veterans coping …
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Experiences and Challenges of Students with a Military Background at an Academic Medical Center
This piece of research sought to add to the limited knowledge of students with military backgrounds (SMB) that were enrolled in medical academic settings. The study focuses on SMBâs experiences …
Veteransâ Transition Out of the Military and Knowledge of Mental Health Disorders
This piece of research sought to further understand veteranâs mental health, and how they make use of the organizations and resources available to them. The researchers conducted interviews with 15 …
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Beyond being the best: educating for narrative repair in transition from British Army to ‘Civvy Street’
This thesis uses the author’s personal experience of transitioning away from a career in the British Army to highlight how the unique nature of military life and work can present …
Exploring the Facilitation of Successfully Completing Treatment within a Residential Setting with Veterans Diagnosed with PTSD
This study aims to investigate the impact, and experiences of being part of a cohort within an intensive treatment of UK veterans diagnosed with PTSD. Using the data from 8 …
An evaluation and critical analysis of the impact of the Aged Veterans Fund
This report evaluates the impact of the work of the Aged Veterans Fund.
Experiences of moral injury in UK military veterans
This report details research into moral injury and the experiences of UK military veterans.
Deployment Experiences of British Army Wives Before, During and After Deployment: Satisfaction with Military Life and Use of Support Networks
This report details research into the effect of deployment on Service wives.
Impact of Geographic Mobility on Military Children’s Access to Special Education Services
This paper explores the challenges faced by military families and children with disabilities.