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...

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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...

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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,...

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New study highlights support needs of ex-Service personnel who have lost limb function - Forces in Mind Trust

The study, funded by FiMT, discovered that a range of issues – from transport logistics to bowel and bladder concerns – created stress points that had a negative impact on entire family networks. In a...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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Forces in Mind Trust awards new funding to improve engagement with transition to civilian life within the Armed Forces community. - Forces in Mind Trust

Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £62,752 to Thinks Insight & Strategy for a project aimed at identifying the root causes of the challenge of engagement with support services to prepare for tran...

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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...

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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...

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