Policy issues and policy recommendations on the transition to civilian life in the UK. This is from a policy brief explaining the importance of reframing the narrative around transition to improve support for the Armed Forces Community.

Military Transition needs a change of narrative.

A new policy brief about why and how the narrative around how UK Service personnel transition to civilian life needs to change.

Based on work from QinetiQ and @randeurope.org, funded by Forces in Mind Trust

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Request for expressions of interest - Developing a wellbeing measurement for the UK working age ex-Service community - Forces in Mind Trust This request for expressions of interest (REOI) seeks proposals to establish a comprehensive framework that will provide a rationale and consistent approach to measuring and monitoring the wellbeing o...

We are looking to fund new new work on the wellbeing of working age former Service personnel in the UK!

Forces in Mind Trust has published a Request for Expressions of Interest to develop a wellbeing measurement for this cohort.

Read the full REOI here👇

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📚 New report exploring the experiences of ex-service personnel who've had contact with the criminal justice system, focussing on their experiences before the CJS.

👏Thank you @fimt.bsky.social for commissioning Nacro & The University of Northampton.

Read the report: shorturl.at/Z2Dft

New report highlights the central role of collaboration in delivering the Armed Forces Covenant - Forces in Mind Trust The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation to the Armed Forces community that no currently serving personnel, former Service personnel, or family member should be disadvantaged as a result o...

Our Community, Our Covenant and Beyond is the latest research examining how local authorities, charities & partners can support the delivery the Armed Forces Covenant across the UK.

Research from @randeurope.org Shared Intelligence and Meri Mayhew Consulting

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Future scenarios for mental health support within the UK Armed Forces Community RAND Europe, in partnership with Combat Stress and funded by Forces in Mind Trust, is investigating how trends and innovations may shape mental health needs and services for UK Armed Forces personnel,...

How will mental needs for the UK Armed Forces Community evolve by 2045?

Our new project with @combatstress.bsky.social, supported by @fimt.bsky.social, explores future trends & scenarios to help charities & support services plan for the future.

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A new study by Anglia Ruskin University and Blesma has highlighted the pressures and uncertainties that impact former Service families where the ex-Service person is experiencing limb function loss.

Read more about the FiMT-funded project 👇

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New funding awarded to support trauma-informed approaches to MOD welfare services - Forces in Mind Trust A trauma-informed approach ensures that support services are designed to recognise the needs of individuals who may have suffered trauma. Many other UK government departments and organisations – inclu...

New funding awarded to support trauma-informed approaches to MOD welfare services

With @salforduni.bsky.social

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New research examines factors influencing offending in Service personnel - Forces in Mind Trust The new research from King’s College London, funded by Forces in Mind Trust, has also shown when in their life Service personnel offended to better understand the risk factors for offending, and suppo...

New research from King’s College London, funded by FiMT, has examined offending behaviours throughout the life of Service personnel to better understand the risk factors and to provide recommendations for support.

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Ex-Service personnel living with dementia may be slipping through the gaps in support systems.

New FiMT-funded research by the University of Manchester looks at the complex support landscape.

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I am looking forward to presenting at the Forces in Mind conference on the 20th May, which is hosted at Kings College London.
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New report explores the facilitators and barriers to servicewomen successfully transitioning out of the Armed Forces - Forces in Mind Trust A new report from the King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) commissioned by Forces in Mind Trust has explored the experiences of servicewomen of the UK Armed Forces during and post their ...

New research by KCMHR @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social funded by Forces in Mind Trust explores the experiences of ex-Servicewomen transitioning out of the UK Armed Forces into civilian life.

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Securing and maintaining longer-term employment: UK military service leavers’ experiences in the civilian labour market Transitioning from the military to civilian employment is defined as a successful transition. Whilst recent data highlights a growing number of UK military service leavers securing employment, less...

New article from our funded research on UK military service leavers experiences in the civilian labour market

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New funding awarded to @thinksinsight.bsky.social to support improved engagement with support services for the Armed Forces community

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Ministry of Defence utilises FiMT-funded research in further development of HeadFIT - Forces in Mind Trust The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has launched a new version of their HeadFIT initiative which is available to all Defence personnel, including those in the Civil Service, incorporating research from King...

FiMT-funded research by King’s College London helps inform Ministry of Defence mental fitness initiative HeadFIT

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Living in Our Shoes Revisited - Forces in Mind Trust About the ‘Living in Our Shoes’ Review In 2020 ‘Living in Our Shoes’ highlighted the additional challenges faced by military families which can be seriously detrimental to modern family life and relat...

Service families are an integral part of the Armed Forces community.

The Living in Our Shoes Revisited project is evaluating what progress is being made to in support for Service families and what more needs to be done

Regular updates from the team on LIOS 👇

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New research hears the voices of the UK’s ethnic minority Armed Forces community - Forces in Mind Trust The University of Chester report, funded by Forces in Mind Trust, found that those former members of the Armed Forces who participated in the project reported mostly positive experiences of their time...

Our new research out today with University of Chester hears the voices of ethnic minority Service personnel in the UK

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