Research summaries
Accessible summaries of research and evidence on themes relating to the Armed Forces Community. Scroll down the page to see the themes. Click the ‘View’ button to expand your chosen theme and access the associated Snapshot, Bullets Summary or Animation. Further Snapshots, Bullets and Animations will be available here as they are produced.
Education / Training
This Snapshot focuses on summarising provision of support for āelectiveā educational and training opportunities for the UK Armed Forces (UK AF) community (serving personnel, veterans and families of both).
Employment
This Snapshot summarises research into issues surrounding UK AF veteransā employment in the civilian labour market and sets out policy responses and current structures of support, presenting information sources where available online.
Finance
This Snapshot summarises financial issues affecting military personnel and veterans who are serving or have served in the full-time UK āRegularā Armed Forces (AF) (except where stated as also applicable to members of the Reserve Forces), as well as their immediate families.
Housing and Accommodation
This Snapshot summarises issues relating to housing and accommodation among serving personnel and veterans, including single people and families. It also covers related topics including education, training and support while in service, during transition and after resettlement.
Physical Health
This Snapshot summarises financial issues affecting military personnel and veterans who are serving or have served in the full-time UK āRegularā Armed Forces (AF) (except where stated as also applicable to members of the Reserve Forces), as well as their immediate families.
Mental Health
This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to what we know about, and how we take care of, the mental health of veterans and the wider Armed Forces population in the UK.
Well-being
The UK’s Department of Health defines well-being as follows: “well-being is about feeling good and functioning well and comprises an individualās experience of their life; and a comparison of life circumstances with social norms and values” (2014). Each of the thematic areas covered by the Snapshots are important for a person’s overall sense of well-being.
Criminal Justice System / Legal
This Snapshot summarises themes and issues relating to the Criminal Justice System among UK serving personnel and veterans, including single people and families.
Relationships / Perception / Communication
This Snapshot summarises issues relating to literature surrounding the relationships of serving personnel and veterans. The Snapshot sets out policy responses and current structures of support, presenting research evidence where available.
Research
This Snapshot provides an introduction to academic research, including how to conduct a research project and navigate funding processes. Section two of the Snapshot can be used as a reference guide to aid understanding of different approaches to research and the academic language used in journal articles and reports.