Women veterans in the UK are less likely to use veteran-specific mental health services than men, and report feeling as though these services do not meet their needs. This project aims to improve our understanding of women veterans’ mental health needs and...
Issues of identity, male-dominated branding, and apprehension that their needs will go unmet are among the reasons women are not accessing veterans’ mental health support, according to new research. The report, I don’t feel like that’s for me: Overcoming...
Armed Forces veterans in the west midlands are benefiting from the expansion of the Telford based ‘Into the Woods’ programme run by Small Woods Association, in partnership with The Veteran’s Lottery and Bournville Village Trust following a successful pilot in...
A pilot study developed and trialled a new psychological treatment, named Restore & Rebuild (R&R), with UK veterans affected by moral injury – distress resulting from events violating one’s moral or ethical code. This innovative treatment, co-designed...
Sunderland Association Football Club was the first football club in the UK to host an Armed Forces Veterans Breakfast Club (AFVBC), when they held their inaugural event in October 2022. Now following in their footsteps and approximately 6 or so miles down the road, is...
On June 21, 2022, 4 serving Royal Navy Submariners (Captain Elton Sharkey, Commander Richard Cragg, Lieutenant Commander Callum Fraser and Lieutenant Commander Hugo Mitchell-Heggs) successfully swam across the channel. The team achieved an official Channel Swimming...