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Living with mesothelioma: A qualitative study of the experiences of male military veterans in the UK

Purpose: The UK has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world. Evidence in the United States suggests that mesothelioma may disproportionately affect military veterans. However, there has been no investigation of the experience of UK veterans living with mesothelioma.…
Date of Publication: December 2020
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: UK
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Finance Snapshot Bullets

Authors: Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre, Graham Cable
Snapshots are designed to aid understanding of complex issues in relation to the Armed Forces (AF), and to support decision-making processes by bridging gaps between academic research, government and charitable policy, service provision and public opinion. Snapshots are aimed primarily…
Date of Publication: December 2020
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: UK
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Finance Snapshot

Authors: Forces in Mind Trust Research Centre, Graham Cable, Alex Cooper, Kristina Fleuty, Michael K. Almond
Snapshots are designed to aid understanding of complex issues in relation to the Armed Forces (AF), and to support decision-making processes by bridging gaps between academic research, government and charitable policy, service provision and public opinion. Snapshots are aimed primarily…
Date of Publication: December 2020
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: UK
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Making the Benefits System Fit for Service: Improving Support for Veterans with Military Compensation (full report and executive summary available)

Authors: Royal British Legion, Poppy Scotland, Meagan Levin
Findings from this research provide an important insight into the way the welfare benefits system works for veterans, and aim to provide a significant contribution to the wider research on the issue. This report highlights areas of concern, which although…
Date of Publication: November 2020
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: England
Peer Reviewed: No
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Gambling chips, die and playing cards

Gambling and military Service: Characteristics, comorbidity, and problem severity in an epidemiological sample

Authors: Mark van der Maas, Lia Nower
Active military members and veterans both show elevated risk of Gambling Disorder. However, research comparing these groups to civilians in epidemiological samples is sparse. There is also some research suggesting that there is a stronger association between military service and…
Date of Publication: November 2020
Country of Publication: United States
Countries of Subject Matter: USA
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Support for UK Veterans

Authors: Tom Powell, Aaron Kulakiewicz, Alexander Bellis, Andy Powell, David Foster, Djuna Thurley, Francis Hobson, Louisa Brooke-Holland, Noel Dempsey, Philip Loft, Steven Kennedy, Wendy Wilson
The Annual Population Survey of Veterans residing in Great Britain and the Census 2011: Working Age UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in England & Wales produced by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) provide a range of statistics about the veteran…
Date of Publication: November 2020
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: United Kingdom
Peer Reviewed: No
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The RAF Family – experiences from around the world. Survey Highlights Report.

Authors: Nick Crouch, Tor Johnson
Our online survey identified that RAF Personnel and their families are posted across a wide range of locations worldwide, in a variety of work and cultural contexts. The survey examined motivations for volunteering for overseas Service, experiences of preparing and…
Date of Publication: January 2020
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: UK
Peer Reviewed: No
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Unemployment and benefit claims by UK veterans in the new millennium: results from a record linkage study

Authors: Howard Burdett, Nicola T. Fear, Neil Greenberg, Deirdre MacManus, Roberto Rona, Simon Wessely
Benefits data were matched with data on the mental health, demographics and military-related variables for 7942 veterans who had previously served as regulars and transitioned to civilian life between 2003 and 2016. Associations between demographic and service-related factors and benefit…
Date of Publication: September 2019
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: United Kingdom
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Veterans in Canada released since 1998: A Sex-disaggregated Profile

Authors: Mary Beth MacLean, Barbara Clow, Alexandra Ralling, Jill Sweet, Alain Poirier, Jason Buss, Teresa Pound, Bronwyn Rodd
In Canada, 14% of the estimated Veteran population are female. However, recent data on Veterans has not been disaggregated by sex across service, demographic and well-being characteristics. This study examines recently released Veterans as a first step to integrating sex…
Date of Publication: September 2018
Country of Publication: Canada
Countries of Subject Matter: Canada
Peer Reviewed: No
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Naval Service Pay – NFF Report 2018

Authors: Naval Families Federation
In preparation for its annual presentation of evidence to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) for 2018, the NFF carried out a short online survey on pay. The survey was open for 4 weeks between early September and early…
Date of Publication: June 2018
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Countries of Subject Matter: United Kingdom
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